@paulstenton1@mstdn.science
interesting. I worry the nhs has made a strategic error in trying to segregate elective care: there is an idea that surgicentres and the like will protect elective care and keep the nhs running. The sad reality is there is not enough acute provision, and the more elective care is hived off the less capacity there is to deal with increased pressure on acutes. Yes, it was messy when we couldn’t operate in winter because our beds were full of pneumonia, but not as bad as having ambulances queuing down the street.