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Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
Researcher @alicesemark.bsky.social latest Re:Think unpacks the report's findings and an alternative approach to hospital transformation Government must take🏥

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Money can't buy elective backlog targets - Re:State
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November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
At the heart of this problem is that the staff crucial to discharge – coordinators, pharmacy teams, and care assessors – often don’t work weekends.

Our paper sets out why introducing a seven-day discharge workforce is essential to fixing patient flow and unlocking capacity across the NHS.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
By Monday, hospitals face a surge of patients waiting to leave – creating overcrowded EDs, cancelled electives, and delays across the system.

The backlog often isn’t cleared until midweek, meaning many wards spend the entire week in recovery mode before the cycle repeats.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A longstanding issue is the mismatch between seven-day admissions and five-day discharge practices, clearly visible in the graph below: discharges drop off sharply every weekend.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
& we're absolutely thrilled to see the report exclusively covered in The Times this morning, with expert insights from our wonderful Head of Health, @rosiebeacon.bsky.social

Read the article here: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM