A 24/7 Hospital Requires 24/7 Support

Covid, and the consequent increase in the elective backlog, has driven the need to create additional capacity within the system, resulting in a range of new initiatives such as the Community Diagnostic Hubs, ‘Virtual Wards’, the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund, Private Sector support and additional localised bed capacity creation.

There has also been a renewed call for broader access to services 24/7 – which has been cited as one potential solution to increase capacity.