According to the body representing health service trusts, the NHS in England must end the “hospital-or-bust” attitude to medical care, with the BBC reporting that at least one in four patients would be better off being treated by NHS staff at home.
Mike Farrar, head of the NHS Confederation revealed that 2012 will be a key year for the NHS as it tries to make £20 billion in efficiency savings by 2015 and treating patients at home could further assist NHS trusts to meet the targets set by government.
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