Beds in the NHS: The National Bed Inquiry Exposes Contradictions in Government Policy

A flu epidemic in Jan 2000 put the inadequacies of the NHS on the front page of most newspapers in the UK. The chronic underfunding of the NHS has been a problem for two decades.

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 320; no. 7233; pp. 461 - 462
Main Authors Pollock, A. M., Dunnigan, M. G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 19.02.2000
BMJ Publishing Group
British Medical Journal
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Bed Occupancy - statistics & numerical data
Editorials
Finance
Financial investments
Funding
Government
Health Policy
Hospital beds
Hospital planning
Humans
Investment funds
Investment policy
Older adults
Productivity
Property trusts
Public health
Public policy
State Medicine - statistics & numerical data
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
UK
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Summary:A flu epidemic in Jan 2000 put the inadequacies of the NHS on the front page of most newspapers in the UK. The chronic underfunding of the NHS has been a problem for two decades.
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ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1756-1833
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.320.7233.461