Our CEO Julian Stanley joins radio discussion around hospitals in Cambridgeshire running permanently at over 90% bed occupancy
Our CEO Julian Stanley appeared on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Thursday 14 September 2023 to speak about issues around the three main general hospitals in Cambridgeshire that are permanently running at over 90% bed occupancy. There no longer appears to be any time in the year when our hospitals are less busy and there are no signs of this reducing anytime soon.
NHS figures analysed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire show that almost all beds in our local hospitals have been occupied nonstop since the start of the pandemic. The data shows pre-covid around 70-75% of beds were constantly in use, but since the pandemic, almost 95% of local beds have always been full. Listen to what our CEO Julian Stanley had to say on the matter.
Hear what Julian had to say here (2:13:53 - 2:18:05):
We are encouraging people affected by these issues to get in touch with us here at Healthwatch, as we can report back your experiences to service providers and signpost you to organisations that can provide help, information and support.
