Can The NHS Be Fixed or Saved – What Can We Do?

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YES IT CAN

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Can The NHS Be Fixed

NHS Hospitals were built in 1948 for 50 million people – Today in the UK there are 68 million people… With more complex needs.

This was the Manchester Children’s Hospital entrance hall – Now the land has been used for a new housing estate.

  • In the 1970s there were 420,000 Beds in the UK
  • In the 1980’s there were 300,000 Beds in the UK
  • In the 2020’s there are 141,000 Beds in the UK

Can The NHS Be Fixed or Saved:- Yes It Can, But people need to look outside the box. TO LOOK OUTSIDE the 4 walls of the NHS Institution.. SO, Let’s make simple changes happen and reduce costs as well.

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THE PROBLEMS:

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1.1 LACK OF BEDS & BOTTLENECKS Governments closing Hospitals to cut costs

1.2 Nurses, doctors, managers must spend 50% of their day talking about “where to find a bed”

1.3 The NHS TREADMILL:- Nurses, doctors, managers are just working on a treadmill… day after day.…

1.4 Many People In The NHS Have NOT Worked Anywhere Else – So Don’t Have “OUT-OF-BOX” Ideas

1.5 Too many desk bound ‘Middle Managers’ who just talk day after day – to think of “OUT-OF-BOX” Ideas

1.6 Too Many “Think Tanks” Who have ‘probably’ not done a days work in their life to see opportunity

1.7 Hospitals are JUST 4 WALLS – TOO MANY PEOPLE in one place – people will get in each others way

1.8 People get ill 24 hours per day. 7 days per week – How many hours do the NHS services run ?

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IDEAS IN THE COMMUNITY:

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2.1 BUILD IN THE COMMUNITY – NHS & SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRES

  • Join LOCAL GPs, A&E and Chemist Centres
  • Join LOCAL NHS, Social Services, Advice Centres
  • Join LOCAL Charities, Food Banks and Job Centres

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IDEAS AT HOSPITALS:

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3.1 PROCESS “MINOR” A&E CASES IN A (Stand-alone) PORTACABIN

  • Minor A&E or Frailty Units for older people could be seen in a PORTACABIN away from the main hospital
  • Portacabins, are “Factory Built” Built in a short time in comparison to brick built and much cheaper…
  • Portacabins, being factory built can be built by semi-skilled or unskilled people

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3.2 Process MAJOR  A&E  Cases Direct into the Hospital (front door)

  • Major issues, accidents and ambulance cases should go through the (front door)

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3.3 Discharge Patients from a PORTACABIN (stand-alone Discharge Suit – back door)

  • Discharging people could be done via a ‘discharge suit’ in a PORTACABIN away from the main hospital
  • Discharging people from outside the main hospital will eliminate bottlenecks

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THE BENEFITS:

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  • 4.1 Improved Process
  • 4.2 Reduced Bottlenecks
  • 4.3 Reduced NHS Costs
  • 4.4 Offers a Better Service
  • 4.5 Increased  A&E  patient throughput
  • 4.6 Reduced   A&E  patient  waiting  time
  • 4.7 Reduced staff stress and absenteeism
  • 4.8 Reduced pressure on social service staff
  • 4.9 Eased pressures on the hospital services
  • 4.10 Eased pressures on Emergency services
  • 4.11 Eased pressures on Government departments
  • 4.12 Reduced NHS Costs For Councils and Government…
  • 5.1 A vision without action is just a day dream…
  • 5.2 Action without a vision just passes the “time of day”…
  • 5.3 A vision with action will turn a problem into cash-in-the-bank…

THE FUTURE IS ATTITUDE !!!!