Hospital beds nearly all occupied, say government figures

NHS data reveals occupancy currently around 94% which well exceeds quality care limits of 85% Around 94% of hospital beds were occupied last month, well above the 85% limit that doctors regard as necessary to maintain safe, good quality care, government figures reveal. The statistics, which show that many hospitals had only a handful of empty beds at various times in November, appear to contradict the Department of Health's (DH) insistence on Monday that bed occupancy is usually at 85%. The DH's...