Reconfiguration could save £1bn a year

Patients who stay in hospital longer than necessary are using 13,000 extra NHS beds every year, a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has said. This could be slashed by providing specialist services in fewer places and transferring more care outside hospitals.

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