Policy and regulation

Exclusive: CCGs and trusts instructed to reduce "excess bed days"

By 2018-08-07T10:02:00

Hospital beds

NHS trusts and commissioners have been told to introduce new schemes to reduce the number of patients waiting too long in hospital beds, to increase elective capacity ahead of winter and save money.

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