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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Shumaila Iftikhar

Virtual ward discharge service saves more than 2,000 hospital bed days in south west London

Health officials said bed occupancy is the highest it has ever been (Peter Byrne/PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

A digital initiative to free up space at hospitals has helped the NHS save more than 2,000 hospital bed days in south west London.

The ‘Hospital at Home’ service provides hospital-level support for serious conditions, at a patient’s home.

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