In 1878 Florence Nightingale wrote: “keep no patient in hospital a day longer than is absolutely necessary. The patient may have to recover not only from illness or injury but from hospital”
Currently, we should not keep a patient in hospital a minute more than is absolutely necessary!
For all patients, this reduces the risks of infection, DVT and Covid-19.
For the NHS, it frees beds for other patients who need them.
For self paying patients it saves them the risks and as a bonus saves them a lot of money.
Through our minimally invasive surgery and enhanced recovery protocols we can provide the best service at a lower risk and much lower cost. This is a great example of how the best care can actually be cheaper.