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An average of two wards in every hospital is taken up by elderly patients who cannot be discharged because of a lack of care at home, it has emerged.
Up to 5,000 patients across 160 NHS trusts are so-called bed-blockers ? and are now the ?single biggest pressure? on delays in A&E, a report by MPs reveals.
Cuts to council social care have been blamed for restricting care home places and delaying the provision of help for older people in their own homes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2375593/NHS-Bed-blockers-taking-wards-hospital.html
Up to 5,000 patients across 160 NHS trusts are so-called bed-blockers ? and are now the ?single biggest pressure? on delays in A&E, a report by MPs reveals.
Cuts to council social care have been blamed for restricting care home places and delaying the provision of help for older people in their own homes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2375593/NHS-Bed-blockers-taking-wards-hospital.html