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Labour plans to cut 1,405 beds (in the Birmingham and Black Country Area)

These are the figures as to how the BBCSHA intend to reduce bed numbers by 20% (in local NHS Hospitals).
ReasonBedsNet ChangeNote
Baseline6,985
Demographic Changes6,955-30
Stage 1 Managed Change - daycases 6,913-42
apply standard LOS6,198-715
Intermediate Care5,556-642
Shift to primary care5,452-104
National assumptions6,169717
length of stay for new models of care5,580-589
Total Net Change-1405 (20%)

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