Is there scope to close acute beds in the STPs?

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British Journal of Healthcare ManagementVol. 23, No. 2 CommentIs there scope to close acute beds in the STPs?Rod JonesRod JonesSearch for more papers by this authorRod JonesPublished Online:21 Feb 2017https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2017.23.2.83AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Beeknoo N, Jones R (2016a) A simple method to forecast next years bed requirements: a pragmatic alternative to queuing theory. Brit J Med Medical Res 18(4): 1–20 Crossref, Google ScholarBeeknoo N, Jones R (2016b) The demography myth—how demographic forecasting underestimates hospital admissions, and creates the illusion that fewer hospital beds or community-based bed equivalents will be required in the future. Brit J Med Medical Res 19(2): 1–27. doi: https://doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29984 Crossref, Google ScholarThe King's Fund (2016) Sustainability and Transformation Plans. Available at: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/sustainability-and-transformation-plans (26 January 2017) Google ScholarNHS Digital (2016) Hospital Episode Statistics. Available at: http://content.digital.nhs.uk/hes (accessed 26 January 2017) Google ScholarNHS England (2016) Bed Availability and Occupancy Data: Overnight. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/bed-data-overnight/ (accessed 27 January 2017) Google ScholarJones R (1997) Emergency admissions: Admissions of difficulty. Health Serv Jnl 107(5546): 28–31 Google ScholarJones R (2009) Crafting efficient bed pools. BJHCM 15(12): 614–6 Google ScholarJones R (2011a) Bed occupancy – the impact on hospital planning. BJHCM 17(7): 307–13 Google ScholarJones R (2011b) Factors influencing demand for hospital beds in English Primary Care Organisations. BJHCM 17(8): 360–7 Google ScholarJones R (2011c) Volatility in bed occupancy for emergency admissions. BJHCM 17(9): 424–30 Google ScholarJones R (2015a) Recurring outbreaks of an infection apparently targeting immune function, and consequent unprecedented growth in medical admission and costs in the United Kingdom: A Review. Brit J Med Medical Res 6(8): 735–70 Crossref, Google ScholarJones R (2015b) Are emergency admissions contagious? BJHCM 21(5): 227–35 Google ScholarJones R (2015c) Simulated rectangular wave infectious-like events replicate the diversity of time-profiles observed in real-world running 12 month totals of admissions or deaths. Fractal Geom Nonlinear Anal Med Biol 1(3): 78–9 Google ScholarJones R (2015d) Infectious-like spread of an agent leading to increased medical hospital admission in the North East Essex area of the East of England. Fractal Geom Nonlinear Anal Med Biol 1(3): 98–111 Google ScholarJones R (2016a) A fatal flaw in mortality-based disease surveillance. BJHCM 22(3): 143–45 Crossref, Google ScholarJones R (2016b) Where next for overnight stay admissions, length of stay and bed days? BJHCM 22(9): 475–77 Google ScholarJones R (2016c) Rising emergency admissions in the UK and the elephant in the room. Epidemiology (Sunnyvale): Open Access 6(4): 1000261 Google ScholarJones R (2016d) A regular series of unexpected and large increases in total deaths (all-cause mortality) for male and female residents of mid super output areas (MSOA) in England and Wales: How high level analysis can miss the contribution from complex small-area spatial spread of a presumed infectious agent. Fractal Geometry and Nonlinear Analysis in Medicine and Biology 2(2): 1–13. Google ScholarJones R (2017) Is the ‘weekend’ mortality effect real? BJHCM 23(1): 39–41 Google ScholarSymons N, Moorthy K, Almoudaris A, Bottle A, Aylin P, Vincent C, Faiz O (2013) Mortality in high-risk emergency general surgical admissions. Brit J Surg 100: 1318–25 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byDoes the ageing population correctly predict the need for medical beds?: Part one: fundamental principlesRodney P Jones6 August 2021 | British Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 27, No. 8How many medical beds does a country need? An international perspectiveRodney P Jones14 September 2020 | British Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 26, No. 9 2 February 2017Volume 23Issue 2ISSN (print): 1358-0574ISSN (online): 1759-7382 Metrics History Published online 21 February 2017 Published in print 2 February 2017 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download