Seven day consultant present care: This report brings together 20 colleges and faculties who have committed to the recommendation that patients in hospital should be reviewed by a consultant at least once every 24 hours, including weekends and bank holidays, unless there are good reasons for them to not to have a daily review. It outlines a series of areas for improvement and highlights that it is unacceptable to not provide consultant-led care at weekends if evidence suggests that this is best for patients. It also calls for the NHS to ensure that appropriate
resources and adequate numbers of consultants are provided to enable consultant-led care to be achieved, seven days a week.
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