Is one of the primary problems of the NHS a lack of Hospital beds?

I think that it becomes more and more apparent that there are not enough NHS Hospital beds. I think most of the A and E problems would be made better if there were more  Hospital beds.  Many hospital beds have been lost though hospital closures and amalgamations. There has been great emphasis on community care and early discharge. But there are patients who cannot be managed in the community and need admission. There is a huge pressure not to admit patients and also pressure to discharge patients early. Success in Hospital now seems to be discharging patients from Hospital rather than caring for them and when possible curing them. My opinion is that we need more and not less Hospital beds.
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