Emergency admissions to hospital: managing the demand Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. Improving the flow of patients through the system will be critical to the NHS’s ability to cope with future winter pressures on urgent and emergency care services.
Today’s report points out that, at a time when NHS budgets are under significant pressure, the number of emergency admissions to hospitals is continuing to rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the past. National Audit Office
See also:
- Warning on 'too many' A&E admissions BBC News
- Less than 50% of diabetics achieve blood pressure targets OnMedica
- NHS hospitals admit too many patients on to wards from A&E, says NAO The Guardian
- Elderly A&E crisis 'caused by doctors' refusal to do weekends' The Daily Telegraph
- Revealed: How targets make the A&E crisis far worse The Independent
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