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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
New Warwickshire hospital branded a 'fiasco' over beds
The redevelopment and opening of a community hospital has been branded a "fiasco" by locals campaigning over the loss of inpatient beds. The Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, was demolished in 2022 and has been replaced by outpatient services, with beds transferred elsewhere in the county. "We now have a large, new building, but not a hospital," said Alasdair Elliott, chairman of the Beds for Badger campaign group. The NHS trust says the development was an "exciting investment" for the local community, supporting people out of an acute hospital setting "which we know improves outcomes". Fundraisers donated £635,000 towards the new hospital, which the trust used to buy adjacent land for the fundraisers said when they made their donation, it was on the understanding it would include inpatient Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) has previously said the donation was not conditional of inpatient beds being provided. Hundreds of campaigners, including GP and broadcaster Dr Sarah Jarvis, have been protesting about the lack of beds at the new hospital. "The vast majority of the residents of Shipston-on-Stour and the surrounding rural community are furious the new building has the barefaced cheek to have the words Ellen Badger Hospital prominently displayed," added Mr Elliott. "We can only assume that the signage was ordered some years ago when we were promised a brand new hospital to replace the existing one."We now have a fiasco which has been eight years in the making."The new three-storey building will provide an activity space and a shared space for community nursing teams. Clinics, including speech and language therapy, community midwifery and screening programmes will take place in treatment rooms, said the trust. A new diagnostic hub at Stratford Hospital would be operational from 9 June, it added, which was "another example of bringing services closer to communities". Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BreakingNews.ie
28-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Up to 6,800 new inpatient beds may be needed by 2040, report finds
Public acute hospitals will need to increase inpatient bed capacity by between 40 per cent and 60 per cent by 2040, according to a new report. A continued increase in population, particularly at older ages, will drive the increased demand, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute publication on Wednesday. Advertisement Ireland's population is projected to increase from 5.3 million in 2023 to between 5.9-6.3 million by 2040, with the range reflecting differing assumptions on future migration trends. The number of people aged 65 years and over will increase from 1 in 7 of the population in 2023 to 1 in 5 by 2040. This age group are particularly high users of hospital services, accounting for over 60% of inpatient bed days in 2023. The Department of Health-funded research projects that emergency department attendances will grow from 1.6 million to more than two million by 2040. Advertisement Outpatient department attendances are projected to grow from 4.6 million in 2023, to between 5.5 and 5.9 million by 2040. Day patient discharges are projected to grow from 1.2 million in 2023, to between 1.5 and 1.6 million. Inpatient discharges are projected to grow from 650,000 to up to 900,000. Inpatient bed days are projected to increase from 3.9 million in 2023, to between 5.1 and 6.0 million in 2040. Advertisement The ESRI research states that there will be a requirements for an additional 650 to 950 day patient beds by 2040 – a growth of between 25-37 per cent. The report said continued increase in population, particularly at older ages, will drive the increased demand (Jeff Moore/PA) In addition, it projects a requirement for between 4,400 to 6,800 inpatient beds – an increase of between 40 per cent and 60 per cent. Even at the lower end of the projections, the report highlights the need for substantial additional capacity to meet increases in demand for hospital services by 2040. The analysis shows how different policy choices like reducing inpatient length of stay and waiting list management can alter the projections. Advertisement Dr Aoife Brick, senior research officer at the ESRI and lead author of the report, said: 'Our findings highlight significant future growth in demand for public acute hospital services, driven primarily by population growth and ageing. The report offers policymakers evidence on the scale of service expansion needed to meet future demand.' Ireland Government to draft Bill to ban trade with illegal... Read More Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill welcomed the review and said: 'This evidence base is crucial for future planning, ensuring we have the facilities to provide the best care to patients. 'Increasing bed numbers and the necessary resources and workforce requires careful long-term planning.' The Programme for Government has committed to delivering thousands more beds through the acute bed capacity expansion plan, new surgical hubs and elective treatment centres. Advertisement
Irish Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Up to 6,800 more inpatient beds will be needed by 2040, says ESRI report
There will be a need for up to 6,800 more inpatient beds in acute public hospitals by 2040, to cater for the increasing and ageing population, a new report has found. The report, published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), investigates capacity in public hospitals over the next 15 years. Ireland's population is projected to increase from 5.3 million in 2023 to between 5.9 and 6.3 million by 2040, with the range reflecting differing assumptions on future migration trends, the ESRI said. Importantly, the number of people aged 65 years and over will increase from one in seven of the population in 2023 to one in five by 2040. READ MORE 'This age group are particularly high users of hospital services, accounting for over 60 per cent of inpatient bed days in 2023,' the ESRI said. Consequently, requirements for an additional 650 to 950 day patient beds by 2040 are projected, which reflects growth of between 25 and 37 per cent. There are also projections for an additional 4,400 to 6,800 inpatient beds being required by 2040, growth of between 40 and 60 per cent. The report did not examine regional demand and capacity requirements, with HSE regional level analysis currently under way, which will be published separately later this year. The ESRI also examined demand for services, which forecast attendances at emergency departments will grow from 1.6 million in 2023 to between 2 and 2.1 million by 2040, growth of between 20 and 27 per cent. [ Ireland's ageing population to put major strain on public finances in coming decades Opens in new window ] Outpatient department attendances are projected to grow from 4.6 million in 2023 to between 5.5 and 5.9 million by 2040, growth of between 21 and 28 per cent. Day patient discharges are projected to grow from 1.2 million in 2023 to between 1.5 and 1.6 million by 2040, growth of between 25 and 37 per cent. Inpatient discharges are forecast to grow from 650,000 in 2023 to between 800,000 and 900,000 by 2040, growth of between 22 and 39 per cent. Inpatient bed days are projected to increase from 3.9 million in 2023 to between 5.1 and 6 million in 2040, growth of between 32 and 55 per cent. Dr Aoife Brick, senior research officer at the ESRI and lead author of the report, said the findings highlight 'significant future growth in demand for public acute hospital services, driven primarily by population growth and ageing'. 'The report offers policymakers evidence on the scale of service expansion needed to meet future demand,' she added. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the report from the ESRI will assist the department in 'ensuring our health system evolves to meet the needs of our changing population'.
