One in three hospital patients admitted as an emergency to be sent home without an overnight stay Hospitals will be told to send far more emergency patients home on the same day, under new NHS plans.
Health officials say one in three emergency admissions will be sent home without an overnight stay, after being given access to on-the-spot tests.
They say patients with conditions as severe as pneumonia could be helped by new services, which will see them assessed, diagnosed, treated and sent home without an overnight stay. The Daily Telegraph
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