The number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom has undergone a decline since the year 2000. Whereas in 2000, there were around 240 thousand beds in the UK, by 2020 this figure was approximately 163 thousand. This means over this period there were over 80 thousand fewer hospital beds in the UK. However in the recent years since 2020, the number of hospital beds have been increasing, the first time in the recorded time period.
In the first quarter of 2023/24, A&E in England received around 6.5 million attendees. The number of attendances has been creeping upwards since 2012. Around 2.4 percent of people attending A&E in the last year were diagnosed with an upper respiratory condition, followed by 1.8 percent with a lower respiratory tract infection.
Annual number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022
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OECD. (April 25, 2024). Annual number of hospital beds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/473264/number-of-hospital-beds-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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