Comment on Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn't be in hospital
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 days ago
The 2010s gutting of social services also contributed to this.
Services that might have helped the elderly continue to live in their own homes, or supported in their community, got ripped up.
So everything slides until they hit the one thing that can’t be cut, a hospital bed.
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Add to that, the huge centralisation of hospital services since the 80s. Such that small town local hospitals no longer have any specialist support.
More and more services have been moved to big city hospitals where paitents from multiple towns are expected to travel.
And again elderly etc are less able to be at home ue to transportation difficulties. And complexity getting services fast.