HEALTH

13,000 more beds needed to make NHS safe, report claims

At least 13,000 more hospital beds are needed to tackle ‘unsafe’ bed occupancy levels and NHS backlogs, a report by health experts found.

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By Heather Jameson | 31 May 2022

At least 13,000 more hospital beds are needed to tackle ‘unsafe' bed occupancy levels and NHS backlogs, a report by health experts found.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found the number of hospital beds has dropped by 25,000 in the past decade.

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