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Bed Numbers – Historic Data

02/03/10

“It is important to look at these figures in context and alongside advancements in medicine and the changing nature of healthcare and service delivery.”

“A greater proportion of hospital patients are being safely treated as day cases than in the past and a greater range of rehabilitation services are now provided in community hospitals and other community settings. It is therefore important to take into account the changing system of healthcare when looking at historic changes in bed numbers.”

“Currently Gloucestershire has one of the highest lengths of acute hospital stay in the country and we acknowledge that reducing this over time and in a planned way can lead to better quality of care for individual patients and their families closer to where they live and better use of resources.”

“NHS Gloucestershire, as a commissioner of local health services, will want to assure itself that any proposed changes for the future continue to support timely access to services and deliver high quality care and safe services for patients.”