Surgery without walls: can virtual wards reshape the future of acute surgical care?

As bed pressures mount, surgical virtual wards offer a new model of care at home – raising important questions about safety, equity and sustainability.

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Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
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2026-04-30
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https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2026.64
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Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Surgery without walls: can virtual wards reshape the future of acute surgical care?

A Peckham-Cooper, A D’Angelo, N Blencowe, A Luesley et al.
Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Surgery without walls: can virtual wards reshape the future of acute surgical care?

A Peckham-Cooper, A D’Angelo, N Blencowe, A Luesley, J Walshaw
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Abstract

As bed pressures mount, surgical virtual wards offer a new model of care at home – raising important questions about safety, equity and sustainability.

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandVol. 108(3)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB), University of Bristol (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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Surgery without walls: can virtual wards reshape the future of acute surgical care? — A Peckham-Cooper, A D’Angelo, et al. · Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS