HSJ Editor Richard Vize

Missing pieces of emergency plan

The NHS has set a target to reduce emergency bed days by 5 per cent by 2008. Community matrons have been employed to help achieve this goal, yet they only target a very small number of people. This analysis shows how the service may be neglecting a much larger group who still have a significant risk of using secondary care.

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