Social care problems lead to hospital bed blocking, says Age UK

Social care problems lead to hospital bed blocking, says Age UK Pressure grows because budgets have been cut, so expensive NHS resources are being wasted, the charity says

Almost 2m bed days in hospitals have been wasted since 2010 because deepening problems in social care mean patients cannot be discharged, according to new research.

Some elderly patients are being trapped in hospital for up to 30 days a day longer than four years ago, on average while waiting to be transferred to a residential home, despite being fit to leave. Continue reading... The Guardian