On the face of it, it is the national NHS/social care crisis in action at two hospitals in north Hampshire.
Last week, The Gazette reported on Autumn Action at Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where a concerted effort was made over three days at the end of October to cut down emergency department waiting times and improve patient flow.
Part of this was reducing the number of beds occupied in the trust’s two departments which was a huge success – 80 beds were freed up reducing occupancy rates from 93.1 per cent to 84 per cent.
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