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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-159 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physiotherapy (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 113 |
Early online date | 20 Mar 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Infectious diseases
- Intensive care medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Respiratory infection