Bed-blocking delays 'up to five years'

Bed-blocking delays 'up to five years' 
Delays in releasing elderly patients from hospital could continue for up to five years, NHS England boss Simon Stevens has warned. So-called bed-blocking is estimated to cost the service about £820m a year.
A recent report by the National Audit Office said delays in discharging patients from hospitals in England had risen by nearly a third over two years. BBC News