Long term trends in NHS inpatient bed provision in England, 1960–2020
Bed reductions were a constant feature, with important differences between bed categories and across time. This needs to be addressed when planning for future pandemics and winter bed pressures. By the end of the study the NHS was no longer providing the same level of inpatient care in different regions of England, particularly for Learning Disability.
Authors
- Scott Weich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-7697)
- Georgina Wild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3574-7214)
- Iain McKinnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-9824)
- Ross Alder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7083-599X)
- Luke Ouma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9145-8719)
- Patrick Keown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-5880)
Institutions
- Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330931
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82