{"id":1463701,"date":"2024-01-25T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1673712"},"modified":"2024-01-25T10:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:48:16","slug":"a-think-tank-has-a-radical-plan-for-the-nhs-scrapping-the-hospital-model-of-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/01\/25\/a-think-tank-has-a-radical-plan-for-the-nhs-scrapping-the-hospital-model-of-care\/","title":{"rendered":"A think tank has a radical plan for the NHS: scrapping the hospital model of care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The NHS<\/a> should replace its traditional general hospital model to improve outcomes and reduce cost pressures, a new report from a think tank says. Its authors say the government is using “strikes as a convenient excuse” for the chaos in the NHS. So, the Canary<\/em> would like to hear your thoughts on the plans.<\/p>\n

NHS: time for a radical change?<\/h2>\n

The proposals come as part of a paper published on Thursday 25 January by the centre-left think tank the Social Market Foundation<\/a>. It’s authored by Nick Bosanquet, former professor of health policy at Imperial College, and Andrew Haldenby, an experienced adviser to public service organisations. You can read the report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Together, they set out a plan for what they claim will be a more efficient NHS, featuring teams led by GPs and including physiotherapists, counsellors, and specialist \u2018Dynamo\u2019 operating centres, with the goal of making many trips for hospital treatment obsolete: 30% fewer NHS patients should be attending hospitals in 10 years\u2019 time, the paper proposes.<\/p>\n

The government’s \u00a320bn New Hospital Programme, which entails building 40 new hospitals in England, has been beset by delays and rising costs, and largely replaces existing beds, the paper highlights. The Labour Party has signalled that it will review investment into the New Hospital Programme.<\/p>\n

Swift action is needed<\/h2>\n

Bosanquet and Haldenby argue that it should be cancelled and its funds used to invest in a modern hospital system. As the report points out<\/a>:<\/p>\n