Cuts to local social care blamed for lack of patient support as NHS England figures point to targets for cancer treatment and ambulance response times missed
Record numbers of patients are getting stuck in hospital in England despite being fit to leave,raising new fears that the NHS will struggle to manage with this year’s winter pressures and could run out of beds. In all, 160094 bed days were taken up in hospitals in England during October by patients who were unable to be discharged safely, or mainly because local social care was unavailable to support them. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com