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A camel has joined a protest calling for in-patient beds to be returned to Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour. �鶹�� CWR's Richard Williams speaks to Alasdair Elliott, Chairman of the Beds for Badger Campaign Group. Statement from NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board. “After reviewing the final options, Coventry and Warwickshire ICB and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust prefer Option B( Provide all 35 beds at two sites, Leamington Spa Hospital and Stratford Hospital) . This is because we believe it provides high-quality care while being more affordable, focuses on the places with the most patients needing rehabilitation, and supports how our staff currently work across South Warwickshire. “However, this does not mean that we have made a decision. Our other option, Option A(Three sites: Distribute all 35 beds across three sites: Ellen Badger Hospital, Leamington Spa Hospital, and Stratford Hospital) . , is still viable and we will carefully consider all the information we receive as part of this public consultation and compare it to what we already know about both options. “We recognise that the permanent relocation of the community rehabilitation beds will have an impact on the local community in Shipston. However, when making decisions about the delivery of services in South Warwickshire we need to look at the impact across the whole of our area. “Last year, 15 out of the 550 people using community rehabilitation beds were from Shipston. Whereas the majority of patients using these beds were from central and northern areas of South Warwickshire, which are closer to Stratford Hospital and Leamington Spa Hospital. “Furthermore, it is important to note that it is primarily visitors who will see their travel impacted should the community rehabilitation beds be permanently relocated. This is because patients who are transferred to a community rehabilitation bed will be transported by the NHS, usually directly from the acute hospital they were admitted to. Whilst we acknowledge the importance of visitors to a patient’s recovery, patients’ access to care will remain unchanged regardless of the location of the beds. “We have an extensive amount of information available on our website relating to the consultation, the rationale behind our preferred option and the impacts of both options, this can be found at www.happyhealthylives.uk/consultation.”