Spectrum of healthcare delivery from hospital to home in the United Kingdom.
Technological, economic and demographic levers for change are radically modifying patterns of health care delivery and the subsequent built environment that houses the service. In particular the nature of the hospital is changing to a smaller more acute facility. This paper sets out some recent analyses of where service delivery might be located on the spectrum of hospital to home in the UK and identifies some of the alternative patterns of delivery currently being pursued. The underlying imperative for change is economic but could be an opportunity for innovation in health building design.
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Maru Health Buildings Research Centre, South Bank University, UK.
D003153:Community Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom