{"id":80,"date":"2017-08-09T00:20:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T00:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/?p=80"},"modified":"2017-08-09T00:20:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T00:20:17","slug":"is-there-still-a-role-for-smaller-hospitals-in-the-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/2017\/08\/09\/is-there-still-a-role-for-smaller-hospitals-in-the-nhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there still a role for smaller hospitals in the NHS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A paper published in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.magonlinelibrary.com\/doi\/full\/10.12968\/hmed.2017.78.8.424\">British Journal of Hospital Medicine<\/a>\u00a0asks the questions &#8220;Is there a role for smaller hospitals in the future NHS?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NHS is challenged by rising demand as a consequence of a population with more complex conditions and the rising costs of paying for that care. Inefficiencies resulting from fragmented primary, secondary and social care services highlight the need for greater coordination and continuity to improve patient outcomes at lower cost. Financial constraints can drive health system review, providing impetus to modify health service delivery within the NHS to maximize value and better align with the needs of our population.<\/p>\n<p>The Naylor (2017) review calls for urgent rationalization of the NHS estate to meet the mandate of the Five Year Forward View. Smaller acute hospitals could be seen as a potential starting point for reconfiguring health services in England. However, local change is not always welcome and the perceived loss of services is often met with staunch political and public opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS Chief Executive Officer, Simon Stevens, has expressed his support for smaller hospitals. In the Five Year Forward View, smaller hospitals have an opportunity to once again be at the centre of defining patient pathways. This will require some change in provision of services. Gaining local public and clinician support will be crucial and small hospital leaders must be visionary. Support programmes such as the New Cavendish Group and New Care Models programme will be increasingly important in helping to ensure that smaller hospitals remain part of the fabric of the English NHS.<\/p>\n<p>DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12968\/hmed.2017.78.8.424\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12968\/hmed.2017.78.8.424<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A paper published in the\u00a0British Journal of Hospital Medicine\u00a0asks the questions &#8220;Is there a role for smaller hospitals in the future NHS?&#8221; The NHS is challenged by rising demand as a consequence of a population with more complex conditions and the rising costs of paying for that care. 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