14.01.11
Hospital closure confirmed
A hospital for the elderly is to close.
Bramcote Hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire will close so intermediate care services can expand.
MPs and campaign groups had been fighting to keep the hospital open.
The resources will be shifted into offering eight more beds at nursing homes, and 100 ‘virtual beds’ – dedicated home care from nurses for elderly people with long-term health issues.
The report said closing the hospital “will provide better value for money than the current service provision and provide more services in the community to a larger number of the population of North Warwickshire.”
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