5 000 new beds, only 3.7% more, will still leave NHS England far behind NHS Scotland

From BBC Health today: Thousands of extra hospital beds and hundreds of ambulances will be rolled out in England this year in a bid to tackle the long emergency care delays. The 5,000 new beds will increase capacity by 5%, while there will be a 10% boost in the ambulance fleet with 800 new vehicles on the road. Details of the £1bn investment will be set out later in a joint government and NHS England two-year blueprint. But Labour said the plans were not enough to tackle the problems. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64448354 A survey in 2020 found that NHS England had 135 … Continue reading 5 000 new beds, only 3.7% more, will still leave NHS England far behind NHS Scotland