Health centre based. Easier access, 24/7 and at weekends, to home care services, and follow-up visits from professionals. If ward staff cannot arrange things before Friday, it seems that the whole system is on hold until Monday. By providing more care outside of hospital we may not need as many hospital beds across the South Tees area. Do you have any views about this? There was support for the idea of reducing hospital beds. Almost half of the respondents agreed with the statement, although some qualified their responses by indicating that improvements in other services would be needed. Nineteen of the 72 respondents to the question were not in favour of reducing hospital beds and others questioned the validity of the argument. Excellent idea. Ill people would always prefer to (be) in their own homes if possible (it isn't always!) Convalescence is probably quicker Hospital beds should be only used for medical treatment. Less stays in hospital bed would benefit the elderly. Completley agree. More resources for Social Services, care services etc. Hospital beds are expensive and people would prefer not to go in, less beds should be seen as positive. If care outside the hospital is good enough to show less beds are required then so be it! As long as resources are directed into community services to cover this. This be good but we need to make sure that the care given is regular and the carers who do it are paid appropriately. As care work is one of the most stressful and long but one of the worst paid. Would rather not be in hospital if I am well enough to be cared for at home and as effectively. The hospital beds can be used for more poorly patients. could be used to run clinics within GP practices to assess patients better. We will always need plenty of hospital beds but some conditions can be managed with patients in own environment with some hospital nurses working alongside patients GPs and family. I do not like the idea of cutting beds.
Health centre based. Easier access, 24/7 and at weekends, to home care services, and follow-up visits from professionals. If ward staff cannot arrange things before Friday, it seems that the whole system is on hold until Monday. By providing more care outside of hospital we may not need as many hospital beds across the South Tees area. Do you have any views about this? There was support for the idea of reducing hospital beds. Almost half of the respondents agreed with the statement, although some qualified their responses by indicating that improvements in other services would be needed. Nineteen of the 72 respondents to the question were not in favour of reducing hospital beds and others questioned the validity of the argument. Excellent idea. Ill people would always prefer to (be) in their own homes if possible (it isn't always!) Convalescence is probably quicker Hospital beds should be only used for medical treatment. Less stays in hospital bed would benefit the elderly. Completley agree. More resources for Social Services, care services etc. Hospital beds are expensive and people would prefer not to go in, less beds should be seen as positive. If care outside the hospital is good enough to show less beds are required then so be it! As long as resources are directed into community services to cover this. This be good but we need to make sure that the care given is regular and the carers who do it are paid appropriately. As care work is one of the most stressful and long but one of the worst paid. Would rather not be in hospital if I am well enough to be cared for at home and as effectively. The hospital beds can be used for more poorly patients. could be used to run clinics within GP practices to assess patients better. We will always need plenty of hospital beds but some conditions can be managed with patients in own environment with some hospital nurses working alongside patients GPs and family. I do not like the idea of cutting beds.