This includes programmes to manageacute hospital admissions, so that where possible patients are treated in othersettings without the need for admission to hospital; targets and funding aimedat reducing delayed discharge of patients from acute beds; initiatives toincrease the proportion of surgery that is carried out on a daycase basis,reducing the demand on overnight beds, and the “streaming” of elective andemergency work to reduce disruption to elective surgery schedules as a resultof emergency demands.These programmes andinitiatives are consistent with and in many...