Is there evidence that the number of community hospitals is diminishing?
Comparisons were made with a previous study that had been undertaken in 1983. This identified 425 such hospitals. In 1990, 415 hospitals were identified. Between 16,000 and 17,000 community hospital beds were identified in the 1980s compared with around 18,500 at the beginning of 2000. Around one in 5 GPs were involved in community hospital work. Intrapartum obstetric services were identified in 16% of UK community hospitals in previous studies. However subsequent data has shown many of the hospitals have stopped undertaking obstetric work. Some solely midwife-led units were identified. It was concluded that there had not been any substantial reduction in the number of community hospitals in recent years. Consultant involvement in community hospitals As we point out above more than half of community hospital beds were \”consultant-led\”. It does, therefore, seem that consultants are closely involved in the running of at least some of these hospitals. Community hospitals in cities A pap
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