What is it about?
The study compares the expressed demand for occupied hospital beds and the average bed occupancy in different countries. The age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) is also used to estimate the additional hospital bed required in more deprived areas.
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Why is it important?
This is the first time such a comparison has been possible on a like-for-like basis. It establishes that the common misconception that the National Health Service (NHS) in England is inefficient is a political obfuscation concealing the damaging effect of low investment.
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In England, politicians constantly claim that the NHS is inefficient and needs fewer beds. This study exposes that this is a political lie that leads to profoundly incorrect decision-making regarding the necessary investment in both hospital beds and healthcare staff,
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: A New Approach for Understanding International Hospital Bed Numbers and Application to Local Area Bed Demand and Capacity Planning, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2024, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081035.
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