It has already been said that you can sleep in beds.

I find that much more atmospheric, game world enhancing and nice then any kind of mass market health regen, regardless of what someone would consider "easier" for them personally.

I actually want my mage to cast his spell on my guys to heal. In and out of combat.

Sure, the survival aspect of the game could have been made stronger, theoretically, but this is a Divinity game. Lets be real about such expectations and desires.

A kind of complete conversion mod for the game could make that aspect stronger, but it isnt sensible to expect that from the official main campaign.