New fund to cut delayed hospital discharges NHS Digital is offering a fund of £1.4 million to NHS bodies and local authorities to encourage them to integrate their systems for a better approach to discharging patients from hospitals to social care.
Delayed discharges were estimated to cost the NHS £820 million in 2016 due to approximately 2.7 million older patients remaining in hospital when they no longer required acute treatment because ongoing social care was not organised or available.
Health think tank The King’s Fund has said previously that the impact on patients can be severe, with the likelihood of readmission and long-term care needs increasing. OnMedica
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