{"id":8463,"date":"2026-05-01T09:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=8463"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:49:51","slug":"urgent-and-emergency-care-in-the-nhs-from-corridor-care-to-capacity-at-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/urgent-and-emergency-care-in-the-nhs-from-corridor-care-to-capacity-at-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Br\u00fdn og br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta innan NHS: Fr\u00e1 g\u00f6ngum\u00f6nnun til afkastagetu \u00ed hra\u00f0a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>N\u00fdlegar t\u00f6lur s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 umfang \u00e1skorunarinnar. \u00cd mars 2026 einum saman voru yfir 2,4 millj\u00f3nir manna lag\u00f0ir inn \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kur \u00ed Englandi, \u00e1samt yfir 550.000 br\u00e1\u00f0atilfellum. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma upplif\u00f0u yfir 120.000 sj\u00faklingar t\u00f6f sem var meira en fj\u00f3rar klukkustundir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un var tekin um innl\u00f6gn, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al tug\u00fe\u00fasundir sem bi\u00f0u \u00ed meira en 12 klukkustundir.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd Skotlandi er myndin svipu\u00f0 \u00fer\u00fdst. \u00cd febr\u00faar 2026 komu yfir 122.000 sj\u00faklingar \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku og a\u00f0eins 66,41 sj\u00faklingar voru sko\u00f0a\u00f0ir, me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ir e\u00f0a \u00fatskrifa\u00f0ir innan fj\u00f6gurra klukkustunda.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta eru ekki einangru\u00f0 t\u00f6lur. \u00de\u00e6r eru v\u00edsbendingar um kerfisv\u00edtt vandam\u00e1l sem n\u00e6r langt \u00fat fyrir br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kuna sj\u00e1lfa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy-1024x621.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambulance-Handover-Facility-Peterborough-Copy.png 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vandam\u00e1l me\u00f0 fl\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed \u00f6llu kerfinu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Frammista\u00f0a br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu er oft sett fram sem m\u00e1l \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku. \u00cd raun sn\u00fdst \u00feetta um fl\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00faklinga \u00e1 \u00f6llu ferlinu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lagi\u00f0 byrjar \u00e1\u00f0ur en sj\u00faklingar koma \u00e1 sta\u00f0inn, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0brag\u00f0st\u00edmi sj\u00fakrab\u00edla og tafir \u00e1 afhendingu sj\u00faklinga endurspegla frambo\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00fdmi innan sj\u00fakrah\u00fasa. \u00dea\u00f0 heldur \u00e1fram \u00ed gegnum flokkun, mat og me\u00f0fer\u00f0 og er oft hva\u00f0 mest \u00e1berandi vi\u00f0 komu, \u00fear sem frambo\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrar\u00famum ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0altakmarkanin.<\/p>\n<p>Seinkun \u00e1 \u00fatskriftum er mikilv\u00e6gur \u00fe\u00e1ttur. \u00cd Skotlandi voru n\u00e6stum 2.000 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasr\u00fam upptekin \u00e1 hverjum degi \u00ed febr\u00faar 2026 af sj\u00faklingum sem voru l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega h\u00e6fir til a\u00f0 fara en g\u00e1tu \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, og me\u00f0alseinkunin var 29 dagar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deegar fl\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00e6gist \u00e1 einhverjum t\u00edmapunkti g\u00e6tir \u00e1hrifanna alls sta\u00f0ar. Sj\u00fakrab\u00edlar ra\u00f0a s\u00e9r \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0, br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kur ver\u00f0a tro\u00f0fullar og sj\u00faklingar b\u00ed\u00f0a lengur eftir um\u00f6nnun.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raunveruleiki gang\u00fej\u00f3nustu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Eitt af s\u00fdnilegustu og \u00e1hyggjuefnisr\u00edkustu einkennum \u00feessa \u00fer\u00fdstings er aukning svokalla\u00f0rar gangaum\u00f6nnunar.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdleg vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnvalda hafa fali\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0 s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar NHS hafa veri\u00f0 sendir til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta vandam\u00e1l beint, b\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 tilliti til \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu \u00feess og \u00e1h\u00e6ttu. Ranns\u00f3knarnefnd heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu\u00f6ryggis hefur veri\u00f0 sk\u00fdr \u00ed ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um s\u00ednum: t\u00edmabundi\u00f0 um\u00f6nnunarumhverfi, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al ganga og r\u00fdmi sem ekki eru kl\u00edn\u00edsk, skapa verulegar \u00e1hyggjur af \u00f6ryggi sj\u00faklinga. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al eru \u00e1skoranir vi\u00f0 eftirlit me\u00f0 sj\u00faklingum, takmarka\u00f0ur a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 b\u00fana\u00f0i eins og s\u00farefni, aukin smith\u00e6tta og skert fri\u00f0helgi og reisn.<\/p>\n<p>Gangaumsj\u00f3n er ekki lausn. H\u00fan er einkenni \u00f3fulln\u00e6gjandi afkastagetu og takmarka\u00f0s fl\u00e6\u00f0is.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta krefst meira en rekstrarbreytinga. \u00dea\u00f0 krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 skapa vi\u00f0eigandi, kl\u00edn\u00edskt \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 kr\u00f6fur um umhverfi sem getur teki\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti eftirspurn \u00e1 \u00f6ruggan h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stefnum\u00f3tun og fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnun: breyting \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 getu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0arstefnan er \u00ed auknum m\u00e6li \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00feennan veruleika.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd \u00e1\u00e6tlun breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins (NHS) fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025\/26 er sett fram sk\u00fdr markmi\u00f0 um a\u00f0 stytta langar bi\u00f0ra\u00f0ir, b\u00e6ta afhendingart\u00edma sj\u00fakrab\u00edla og \u00fatr\u00fdma g\u00f6ngudeildar\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Mikilv\u00e6gast er a\u00f0 h\u00fan er studd af verulegri fj\u00e1rfestingu, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al meira en 370 millj\u00f3num punda til a\u00f0 auka afkastagetu me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kum sama dag, br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0arst\u00f6\u00f0vum og \u00f6\u00f0rum innvi\u00f0um.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta er athyglisver\u00f0 breyting. H\u00fan endurspeglar vaxandi vi\u00f0urkenningu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 rekstrarafk\u00f6st geta ekki batna\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 efnisleg geta s\u00e9 til sta\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 \u00feau.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dathlutun s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga NHS til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 g\u00f6ngudeildar\u00fej\u00f3nustu styrkir \u00feessa stefnu enn frekar. \u00c1herslan er ekki a\u00f0eins \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta ferla heldur einnig a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 sj\u00faklingar f\u00e1i me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6ruggu og vi\u00f0eigandi umhverfi.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A\u00f0 skapa afkastagetu \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 skiptir mestu m\u00e1li<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lykilatri\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir lei\u00f0toga \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu er ekki hvort \u00fe\u00f6rf s\u00e9 \u00e1 aukinni afkastagetu, heldur hvar h\u00fan muni hafa mest \u00e1hrif.<\/p>\n<p>Reynslan innan NHS s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 markvissar \u00edhlutunara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir \u00e1 lykil\u00fer\u00fdstipunktum geta gj\u00f6rbreytt fl\u00e6\u00f0i:<\/p>\n<p>Afhendingara\u00f0sta\u00f0a fyrir sj\u00fakrab\u00edla getur dregi\u00f0 \u00far t\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0alinnganginn, sem gerir \u00e1h\u00f6fnum kleift a\u00f0 afhenda sj\u00fakrab\u00edla hra\u00f0ari og b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0brag\u00f0shra\u00f0a kerfisins.<\/p>\n<p>Streymis- og flokkunarumhverfi, svo sem deildir fyrir minnih\u00e1ttar mei\u00f0sli og br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kur sama dag, geta tryggt a\u00f0 sj\u00faklingum s\u00e9 beint \u00e1 vi\u00f0eigandi lei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 upphafi.<\/p>\n<p>Auki\u00f0 r\u00fdmi \u00e1 deildum og \u00fatskriftarsalir geta dregi\u00f0 \u00far \u00e1lagi vi\u00f0 bakdyrnar, losa\u00f0 um r\u00fam og stutt vi\u00f0 t\u00edmanlega innl\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta eru ekki fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar lausnir. \u00c1 Peterborough City Hospital studdi sj\u00fakrab\u00edla\u00fej\u00f3nusta vi\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 meira en 15.000 sj\u00faklinga, minnka\u00f0i t\u00f6f og b\u00e6tti fl\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c1 Royal Infirmary \u00ed Edinborg me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlar sambygg\u00f0 minnih\u00e1ttar mei\u00f0sladeild n\u00fa allt a\u00f0 100 sj\u00faklinga \u00e1 dag, sem dregur \u00far \u00e1lagi \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku og b\u00e6tir forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0un sj\u00faklinga.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deessi d\u00e6mi s\u00fdna a\u00f0 \u00feegar afkastageta er notu\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sta\u00f0 hefur h\u00fan \u00f3h\u00f3flega mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 afk\u00f6st.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A\u00f0 skila afkastagetu \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>T\u00edminn er mikilv\u00e6gur \u00fe\u00e1ttur. Hef\u00f0bundin fj\u00e1rfestingarverkefni geta teki\u00f0 \u00e1r a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma en rekstrar\u00e1lag er strax til sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta er \u00fear sem sveigjanleg innvi\u00f0i gegnir lykilhlutverki.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 taka \u00ed notkun f\u00e6ranlegar og einingabundnar heilbrig\u00f0isstofnanir hratt, oft innan nokkurra vikna, og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 kl\u00edn\u00edskt umhverfi sem uppfyllir allar kr\u00f6fur og sam\u00fe\u00e6ttist n\u00faverandi sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum. \u00de\u00e6r gera heilbrig\u00f0isstofnunum og sj\u00f3\u00f0um kleift a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0abundnum aukningum, sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 langt\u00edma umbreytingar\u00e1\u00e6tlanir og vi\u00f0halda \u00f6ruggum sj\u00faklingalei\u00f0um \u00e1 t\u00edmabilum mikillar eftirspurnar.<\/p>\n<p>Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r eru einnig \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 n\u00faverandi fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunarl\u00edk\u00f6n og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 sveigjanleika b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar tekju- og fj\u00e1rmagnsfj\u00e1rveitingar.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fr\u00e1 \u00fer\u00fdstingi til framfara<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00c1skoranirnar sem blasa vi\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0a- og ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu eru miklar en \u00fe\u00e6r eru ekki \u00f3yfirst\u00edganlegar.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fa er sk\u00fdr samr\u00e6ming \u00e1 milli stefnum\u00f3tunar, fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunar og rekstrarforgangsr\u00f6\u00f0unar. \u00c1herslan er a\u00f0 f\u00e6rast yfir \u00ed a\u00f0 skapa \u00fe\u00e1 getu sem \u00fearf til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 \u00f6rugga og t\u00edmanlega um\u00f6nnun \u00e1 \u00f6llu sj\u00faklingaferlinu.<\/p>\n<p>Fyrir lei\u00f0toga \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu felst t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 umbreyta \u00feessari stefnu \u00ed hagn\u00fdtar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 bera kennsl \u00e1 hvar takmarkanir \u00e1 afkastagetu eru hva\u00f0 br\u00fdnastar og koma \u00e1 lausnum sem geta skipt sk\u00f6pum tafarlaust og varanlega.<\/p>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 endursko\u00f0a br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustugetu \u00fe\u00edna e\u00f0a skipuleggur hvernig \u00fe\u00fa eigir a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 n\u00faverandi \u00e1lag, \u00fe\u00e1 hvetjum vi\u00f0 \u00feig til a\u00f0 kanna hvernig sveigjanleg innvi\u00f0i geta stutt fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00fa getur s\u00f3tt b\u00e6klinginn okkar um br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu og ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu h\u00e9r:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/resource\/urgent-and-emergency-care\/\">S\u00e6kja<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um allt breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 (NHS) er br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta undir vi\u00f0varandi og mj\u00f6g s\u00fdnilegu \u00e1lagi. Kerfi\u00f0 starfar umfram \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fea\u00f0 hefur \u00e6tla\u00f0 s\u00e9r, allt fr\u00e1 bi\u00f0r\u00f6\u00f0um sj\u00fakrab\u00edla fyrir utan br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6kur til sj\u00faklinga sem eru me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ir \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0ar\u00fdmum.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Urgent and Emergency Care in the NHS: From Corridor Care to Capacity at Pace - Vanguard Healthcare Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/urgent-and-emergency-care-in-the-nhs-from-corridor-care-to-capacity-at-pace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Urgent and Emergency Care in the NHS: From Corridor Care to Capacity at Pace - Vanguard Healthcare Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Across the NHS, urgent and emergency care is under sustained and highly visible pressure. 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