Joe Pajak (Dr)Jul 2, 2023
Lest we forget 'years of under investment has put hospital bed capacity, social care & community services under real strain. To recover services & improve access to care, more investment is needed to boost capacity inside AND outside hospitals'. @HealthFdn
https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/longer-hospital-stays-and-fewer-admissions
Longer hospital stays and fewer admissions

In this analysis, we explore patterns in hospital admissions between 2019 and 2022, drivers of recent falls in admission numbers and implications for policy.

The Health Foundation
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At long last, an NHS workforce plan! Its success will depend on developing efficient and effective ways to make the NHS, and its facilities, places where people want to work; plus address pay issues, and include a social care workforce plan.
@NuffieldTrust
https://twitter.com/JoePajak/status/1674757214119116801?s=20
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@JoePajak The government have again failed to identify and correct for all the issues at hand, social care being one of the largest holes in their plan. So utterly disappointing but also unsurprising. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nuffield-trust-response-to-the-nhs-long-term-workforce-plan
Nuffield Trust response to announcement on NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

Dr Billy Palmer responds to the imminent publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

Nuffield Trust
Jul 2, 2023 at 8:57pmWeb