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NHS Confederation: Hospital-based care 'must change' | NHS Confederation: Hospital-based care 'must change' |
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The NHS in England must end the "hospital-or-bust" attitude to medical care, says the body representing health service trusts. | The NHS in England must end the "hospital-or-bust" attitude to medical care, says the body representing health service trusts. |
At least one in four patients would be better off being treated by NHS staff at home, figures suggest. | At least one in four patients would be better off being treated by NHS staff at home, figures suggest. |
2012 will be a key year for the NHS as it tries to make £20bn in efficiency savings by 2015, according to the head of the NHS Confederation, Mike Farrar. | 2012 will be a key year for the NHS as it tries to make £20bn in efficiency savings by 2015, according to the head of the NHS Confederation, Mike Farrar. |
Ministers say modernising the NHS will safeguard its future. | Ministers say modernising the NHS will safeguard its future. |
Mr Farrar said: "Hospitals play a vital role but we do rely on them for some services which could be provided elsewhere. | Mr Farrar said: "Hospitals play a vital role but we do rely on them for some services which could be provided elsewhere. |
"We should be concentrating on reducing hospital stays where this is right for patients, shifting resources into community services, raising standards of general practice, and promoting early intervention and self-care. | "We should be concentrating on reducing hospital stays where this is right for patients, shifting resources into community services, raising standards of general practice, and promoting early intervention and self-care. |
"There is a value-for-money argument for doing this, but it is not just about money and the public need to be told that - this is about building an NHS for the future." | "There is a value-for-money argument for doing this, but it is not just about money and the public need to be told that - this is about building an NHS for the future." |
Mr Farrar said the required changes included treating frail people in their homes, and minimising hospital stays wherever possible. | Mr Farrar said the required changes included treating frail people in their homes, and minimising hospital stays wherever possible. |
Politicians and NHS leaders must show the public how these changes could improve care, rather than focusing on fears over the closure of hospital services, he added. | Politicians and NHS leaders must show the public how these changes could improve care, rather than focusing on fears over the closure of hospital services, he added. |
Commenting on the new year message from the NHS Confederation, Health Minister Simon Burns said in a statement: "Modernising the NHS will both safeguard the future of our health service, and will deliver a world-class service that puts patients at the heart of everything it does." | Commenting on the new year message from the NHS Confederation, Health Minister Simon Burns said in a statement: "Modernising the NHS will both safeguard the future of our health service, and will deliver a world-class service that puts patients at the heart of everything it does." |
The chair of the independent NHS Future Forum, Steve Field, said: "The old hospital-based system has to develop into a more preventative, community-based system." | The chair of the independent NHS Future Forum, Steve Field, said: "The old hospital-based system has to develop into a more preventative, community-based system." |