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NHS stretched to breaking point: UK has fewer hospital beds per person than anywhere in Western world, claims international study The NHS has become “stretched to breaking point” with fewer hospital beds per person than any country in the Western world, an official international study has found. An official by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says the UK now has the second lowest number of hospital beds per capita compared to 23 European countries. The figures suggest that Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Estonia and Slovenia have fare more beds for their population than the UK, which has 2.95 beds per 1,000 people, compared with 6.37 in France, 7.65 in Austria and 8.27 in Germany. Only Sweden — which has invested heavily in community care — has fewer beds for its population, with 2.71 beds per 1,000 people, the report shows. independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-stretched-to-breaking-point-claims-international-study-9263211.html
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:37:39 +0000

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