More than 8,500 patients in England were being treated on virtual wards in the run-up to Christmas, figures have revealed, as the NHS moves to ease pressures on hospital capacity.
However, experts said the so-called hospitals at home are not a “silver bullet to solve the crisis in health and social care”.
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However, experts said the so-called hospitals at home are not a “silver bullet to solve the crisis in health and social care”.
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Virtual wards ‘not a silver bullet’ for NHS as occupancy levels grow | The Independent
Patients with frailty, acute respiratory infections and heart failure can be treated on virtual wards, also known as hospitals at home.
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