A virtual ward bed uses 4 times less carbon than a traditional inpatient bed, so helping the NHS achieve its net zero target by 2045, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access ...

An economic analysis of the NHS flagship 'virtual wards' programme found it reduced lengths of stay but rates of readmission were higher, and the cost per day of virtual ward care was almost double ...

Bosses say there have been "encouraging" improvements since the Queen Elizabeth Hospital ward shut.

Two new wards have been opened at a hospital, providing space for an extra 56 patients. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has unveiled the new spaces for colorectal and gastroenterology patients, and it ...

An independent "rapid review" of bed capacity at the Isle of Man's main hospital is to be carried out after medics raised ...