Analysis of the profile, characteristics, patient experience and community value of community hospitals: a multimethod study

Background: Community hospitals have been part of England’s health-care landscape since the mid-nineteenth century. Evidence on them has not kept pace with their development. Aim: To provide a comprehensive analysis of the profile, characteristics, patient experience and community value of community...

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Published in:Health services and delivery research 2019-01, Vol.7 (1), p.1-152
Main Authors: Davidson, Deborah, Ellis Paine, Angela, Glasby, Jon, Williams, Iestyn, Tucker, Helen, Crilly, Tessa, Crilly, John, Mesurier, Nick Le, Mohan, John, Kamerade, Daiga, Seamark, David, Marriott, Jan
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Language:English
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community engagement
community hospitals
community value
cottage hospitals
intermediate care
patient experience
relational care
social value
voluntary income
volunteering
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Summary:Background: Community hospitals have been part of England’s health-care landscape since the mid-nineteenth century. Evidence on them has not kept pace with their development. Aim: To provide a comprehensive analysis of the profile, characteristics, patient experience and community value of community hospitals. Design: A multimethod study with three phases. Phase 1 involved national mapping and the construction of a new database of community hospitals through data set reconciliation and verification. Phase 2 involved nine case studies, including interviews and focus groups with patients (n = 60), carers (n = 28), staff (n = 132), volunteers (n = 68), community stakeholders (n = 74) and managers and commissioners (n = 9). Phase 3 involved analysis of Charity Commission data on voluntary support. Setting: Community hospitals in England. Results: The study identified 296 community hospitals with beds in England. Typically, the hospitals were small (
ISSN:2050-4349
2050-4357
DOI:10.3310/hsdr07010