Ernst & Young suggest a radical downgrade of #MidStaffs with loss of ICU, Paeds and emergency surgery services. Cutting income by £100m.
@JHPatientSafety @ShaunLintern But small units have supposedly run safely for decades. When did they suddenly become unsafe because of size?
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@C7RKY @JHPatientSafety Size isnt the issue...it's viability in the round. You can have an unsustainable large unit too. -
@ShaunLintern @JHPatientSafety Viability based upon what criteria though Sean? It can't be all about the bean-counters, surely? -
@C7RKY @JHPatientSafety I'm not talking finance only, it's in the round. Viability means providing safe and sustainable care in long term.
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@C7RKY@ShaunLintern Interested to know current safety record of units proposed for closure at Mid Staffs. Historic A&E record well known. -
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@ShaunLintern I'm quite alarmed that there's so much hidden/grey area around all these potentially life-critical facts tbh. -
@C7RKY @JHPatientSafety@ShaunLintern Good point - somewhat ironic given the emphasis placed on evidence-based medicine! -
@KayFSheldon @JHPatientSafety@ShaunLintern Well after working in a different kind of regulation, that's what I'm expecting, but not finding
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