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Smaller community hospitals should play a bigger role especially in the care of older patients, the new head of the NHS in England has said.
In an interview in the Daily Telegraph, Simon Stevens signalled a marked change in policy by calling for a shift away from big centralised hospitals.
The health service chief executive said there needed to be new models of care built around smaller local hospitals.
The NHS said he was not suggesting the return of 50s-style cottage hospitals.
In recent years the health service has emphasised the benefits of centralised services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27631081
In an interview in the Daily Telegraph, Simon Stevens signalled a marked change in policy by calling for a shift away from big centralised hospitals.
The health service chief executive said there needed to be new models of care built around smaller local hospitals.
The NHS said he was not suggesting the return of 50s-style cottage hospitals.
In recent years the health service has emphasised the benefits of centralised services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27631081