Bed-Blocking On the Rise Again

Summary


One in 13 beds at three NHS trusts are blocked because patients are waiting to be discharged. The latest figures reveal a rise in the number of delayed transfers of care last month in Wales.

There are now 685 hospital beds unavailable on any given day for new patients because other patients, who are otherwise well enough to leave hospital, cannot be discharged.

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Bed-Blocking On the Rise Again

And at least a quarter of these patients are languishing in hospital beca...

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