We are taking the wrong approach to beds and bed occupancy
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today's high bed occupancies.
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A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today's high bed occupancies.
Are hot and cold sites the right answer? The last in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
The differences between medicine and maternity, big units and small ones. Part 6 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
They help, but only when bed occupancy is very high. Part 5 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Should we focus on morning discharges? Or reducing lengths of stay? Part 4 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Variation during the week. Part 3 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Week by week variation. Part 2 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
...and start talking about the risk of running out of beds. The first in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
New techniques reveal how the risk of bed crisis depends on non-elective bed occupancy. Here are some results from real NHS hospitals.
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