What is it about?

Investigates the possibility that clinical teams are better placed to optimize hospital bed numbers than managers. Gives examples of the type of analysis which clinical teams could request in order to achieve savings.

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Why is it important?

The current methods for running bed pools in the NHS are clearly not working, and we need innovative solutions which place clinicians in control of resources.

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Part of a larger series on hospital bed numbers and bed planning, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf

Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting

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This page is a summary of: A paradigm shift for bed occupancy, British Journal of Healthcare Management, August 2011, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2011.17.8.376.
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