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What is the root cause of overcrowded hospitals?
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<blockquote data-quote="robs1" data-source="post: 8177054" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>Having recently spent five weeks in hospital it's fairly easy to see at least some of the causes.</p><p>1 we have an aging population, the baby boomers of the 1950s and 1960s are needing healthcare increasing demand.</p><p>2 its seems people now rush to the doctor for any minor complaint meaning GPs are very hard to get an appointment with if you actually need one.</p><p>3 point two means people go to A&E instead, which is what I did, I was actually seriously ill and was admitted immediately, many there should have seen a chemist, some time later I was rushed by ambulance from one hospital to another and was told by the paramedic that hospitals arent allowed to have patients in corridors as it looks bad so they are put back in ambulances after being assessed hence the queues. </p><p>4 due to less operations being done due to covid there is a huge effort to catch up this is leading to more people in wards, my section was designed to have had four beds in each bit but has now an extra bed, I presume many units are the same.</p><p>5 The cost of treatments are rising due to new drugs etc .</p><p></p><p>All the above mean despite ever increasing resources there never seems to be enough. One thing I did notice was the large number of trainee doctors there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robs1, post: 8177054, member: 1290"] Having recently spent five weeks in hospital it's fairly easy to see at least some of the causes. 1 we have an aging population, the baby boomers of the 1950s and 1960s are needing healthcare increasing demand. 2 its seems people now rush to the doctor for any minor complaint meaning GPs are very hard to get an appointment with if you actually need one. 3 point two means people go to A&E instead, which is what I did, I was actually seriously ill and was admitted immediately, many there should have seen a chemist, some time later I was rushed by ambulance from one hospital to another and was told by the paramedic that hospitals arent allowed to have patients in corridors as it looks bad so they are put back in ambulances after being assessed hence the queues. 4 due to less operations being done due to covid there is a huge effort to catch up this is leading to more people in wards, my section was designed to have had four beds in each bit but has now an extra bed, I presume many units are the same. 5 The cost of treatments are rising due to new drugs etc . All the above mean despite ever increasing resources there never seems to be enough. One thing I did notice was the large number of trainee doctors there. [/QUOTE]
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