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Recommendation 21
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Among comparable OECD countries the UK has relatively low numbers of hospital beds, nurses and...
Conclusion
Among comparable OECD countries the UK has relatively low numbers of hospital beds, nurses and doctors per 1,000 population and also carries out relatively low numbers of advanced diagnostic examinations.46 NHSE&I told us that it would take two to three years before there was a material increase in NHS capacity. It said that the NHS needed to be training more staff and that it was considering how training capacity could be expanded.47 39 NHS0031 British Heart Foundation submission 28d 40 C&AG’s Report, pages 24, 29 41 Q90 42 NHS0044 The Health Foundation submission page 3 43 Q93 44 Q92 45 Q94 46 C&AG’s Report, page 31 47 Q69 NHS backlogs and waiting times in England 15