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that they have not had experience of finding such difficulty in
getting individuals to the appropriate nearest acute hospital that
it has compromised individual’s care.
If it was absolutely impossible to go to any
individual the Ambulance Service would go to another, but part
of what make all of this hang together coherently is that the
vast majority of patient episodes are outpatient, diagnostic day
case. The number of inpatient admissions is only a fraction of
that total volume of care and the consultant cover for all of the
planned care is provided by consultants in the RAH with one or
two minor specialty exceptions.
I mean more than 70 consultant sessions
every week provided at the Vale of Leven campus and it’s
another important point about continuity that I think should be
borne in mind in having that debate.
PETER HAMILTON: Could I just say I
know many of you are anxious to ask questions, everybody
will get a chance, okay, so this gentleman here.
JOE HECTOR: Joe Hector. Can you tell
me how many patient episodes are currently incurred or
transferred to RAH?
ROBERT CALDERWOOD: I believe the
number is about 5400 episodes per annum or patients who are,
access emergency care at the RAH.