A demand–capacity mismatch between rehabilitation need and service provision as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? Early clinical observations from a large teaching hospital in London

Vassilios Tahtis*, Nicky Wilson, Frankie Northfield, Donna Cook, Kate Gregory, Charles C. Reilly

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Abstract

In this short report the authors characterise inpatient bed occupancy and predicted rehabilitation need of patients cared for in two acute hospitals of a large London NHS Trust during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including 394 people with confirmed COVID-19. Data were captured on a single day (17th April 2020) from the two Trust hospitals to inform discharge planning in line with national COVID-19 Hospital Discharge Service policy guidance. Our data suggests that the proportion of COVID-19 patients predicted to require rehabilitation upon hospital discharge may be greater than the estimates described in the national COVID-19 Hospital Discharge Service policy guidance; posing the question is there a demand–capacity mismatch between rehabilitation need and service provision as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-159
Number of pages7
JournalPhysiotherapy (United Kingdom)
Volume113
Early online date20 Mar 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Infectious diseases
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory infection

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