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24 Jan 2023

Thousands unable to leave hospital beds in England each day as they are unable to get care elsewhere

Health and Social Care Editor

Last week we reported from all the home nations on the scale of the crisis facing the NHS.

One recurring issue was the number of hospital beds occupied by people fit to be discharged. Around 13,000 are unable to leave hospital beds in England each day because they’re unable to get care elsewhere.

It’s a system that the Church of England described today as being both “broken” and “unethical”.