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Is the answer to the NHS bed crisis virtual?

Feb 10, 202637:59News & Politics

Virtual Wards, where patients receive hospital care at home, were heralded as one solution to help deal with the bed crisis in NHS hospitals. The system is popular with patients and has had successes, but some health boa...

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Is the answer to the NHS bed crisis virtual? is an episode from File on 4 by BBC. Virtual Wards, where patients receive hospital care at home, were heralded as one solution to help deal with the bed crisis in NHS hospitals. The system is po...

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Published Feb 10, 2026, 37:59 long, audio available.

Is the answer to the NHS bed crisis virtual?

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