Virtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are increasingly being used across the NHS to support people who would ...

An economic analysis of the NHS flagship 'virtual wards' programme found it reduced lengths of stay but rates of readmission were higher, and the cost per day of virtual ward care was almost double ...

A Royal Victoria Infirmary ward for adults with eating disorders is due to close this summer to make way for the hospital’s urgent treatment facilities. Eating disorder ward 31a at the RVI in ...

It all began with a question. It was the early 2000s, and Dr. Geraint Lewis had just started his specialist training at Croydon NHS Primary Care Trust as a public health registrar. The Department of ...

There is never going to be one answer to the problems of the National Health Service (NHS). But by preventing admissions to hospital in the first place, or enabling an earlier discharge date, virtual ...

Concerns have been raised over the future of a ward at Bolton Hospital after claims it could close amid ongoing pressures on beds and NHS services.

To tackle ever-increasing hospital waiting times, the government is reforming the way the NHS provides services. One of these reforms is the expansion of virtual wards. The goal is to treat 50,000 ...

Young adults in County Durham and Tees Valley who are admitted to mental health hospitals are set to receive extra support ...

The NHS could roll out more virtual wards to treat flu and Covid patients this winter, after the treatments watchdog gave the green light to the plan. The NHS at 75: can it make it to 100? Rishi Sunak ...