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Thursday 5 June 2014

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Posted by Jake on Thursday, June 05, 2014 | Categories:
The number of hospital beds available has been dropping for decades.



Shortage of beds is compounded by shortage of staff. The Parliamentary Health Select Committee reported in July 2013

  • Only 17% of emergency departments were able to provide 16 hours of Consultant cover in a working day, and even worse than that during weekends.
  • "Emergency staffing at all levels is under strain and a 50% fill rate of trainees is now resulting in a shortfall of senior trainees and future consultants"

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