Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does the benefit of geriatric intervention in surgery-increased throughput necessarily need more beds?
Answer: There was an important benefit to the availability of coloproctology and general surgical beds in this acute Trust. More efficient rehabilitation of elderly patients reduces 'bed blockage' post-operatively, and allows more effective use of available resources. Co-ordination of the geriatric service with the specialized stoma support service allows earlier discharge of the elderly, and their relocation to appropriate premises where long-term changes in bowel habit and problems with stoma care can be managed away from the acute surgical unit.
Output (English): no