NHS faces beds crisis as care homes stop taking patients from hospitals

NHS faces beds crisis as care homes stop taking patients from hospitals The NHS faces a mounting beds crisis as care homes suffering unprecedented staff shortages are forced to stop taking patients from hospitals, health and care leaders have warned.

Ministers are desperately trying to free up space in the NHS to tackle a backlog of 5.6 million people – equivalent to almost 10% of people in England – awaiting treatment. The Guardian

See also: 

• The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England Skills for Care
• This year's 'The State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England' report has been published Skills for Care
• Care staff shortage worse than before pandemic, study shows BBC News