More hospital beds can slow down staff, claims Irish minister Leo Varadkar

‘In an interview with the Sunday Independent, Mr Varadkar, who confirmed that he would like to continue as Health Minister if re-elected to government, said more beds and resources can lead to less productivity.

What can happen in some hospitals is sometimes, when they have more beds and more resources, that’s what kind of slows it down.”

When asked why, he replied: “Because they [hospital staff]don’t feel as much under pressure.’

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