26 March 2020

NHS hospital bed numbers: past, present, future

NHS hospital bed numbers: past, present, future
Kings Fund 26 March 2020

  • This briefing :
    • presents data on hospital beds for England over a 30-year period and, where possible, data on other categories of beds used in health care
    • compares bed supply in the NHS with other countries
    • explores the drivers underpinning changes observed in hospital bed numbers
    • considers whether further bed reductions are realistic.