Hospital at Home has expanded rapidly on the assumption it’s what patients want—but what do they really think?

Patients are “generally positive” about the care pathways formerly known as virtual wards but say there are issues of accountability gaps, a digital divide, and cliff edges around discharge back to primary care

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BMJ
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2026-04-24
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s769
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Frailty in Older Adults
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Hospital at Home has expanded rapidly on the assumption it’s what patients want—but what do they really think?

Sally Howard
BMJ
Frailty in Older Adults
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Hospital at Home has expanded rapidly on the assumption it’s what patients want—but what do they really think?

Sally Howard
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Abstract

Patients are “generally positive” about the care pathways formerly known as virtual wards but say there are issues of accountability gaps, a digital divide, and cliff edges around discharge back to primary care

BMJVol. 393
Transnational Press London (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Frailty in Older Adults
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