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MORE than 500 patients were in hospital when they didn?t need to be ? taking up bed space that could be allocated to others.
The News obtained figures through the Freedom of Information act, which shows that last year 532 patients were in Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Cosham, when they didn?t need to be.
These patients spent a total of 3,740 days in acute care, when they should have been taken into a community setting.
Today, in our final investigation for Under Pressure Week, The News takes a look health trusts which provide community help to help patients get back to normal life after receiving hospital care.
Mike Quinn is director of medicine for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs QA.
He said: ?Often what presents to us in A&E is the unknown.
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/he...be-in-hospital-add-to-burden-on-nhs-1-5849738
The News obtained figures through the Freedom of Information act, which shows that last year 532 patients were in Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Cosham, when they didn?t need to be.
These patients spent a total of 3,740 days in acute care, when they should have been taken into a community setting.
Today, in our final investigation for Under Pressure Week, The News takes a look health trusts which provide community help to help patients get back to normal life after receiving hospital care.
Mike Quinn is director of medicine for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs QA.
He said: ?Often what presents to us in A&E is the unknown.
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/he...be-in-hospital-add-to-burden-on-nhs-1-5849738