Hospital Beds Blocked for Nearly 2,000 Hours a Week
Gloucestershire Echo, The › February 15, 2009
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Bed Blockers are tying up hospital beds for nearly 2,000 hours a week.
Figures released under Freedom of Information laws reveal Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Delancey Assessment and Rehabilitation Hospital are losing 78 beds for 24 hours every week to "bed blockers" - patients who have no clinical reason to remain in hospital.See the full content of this document
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Hospital Beds Blocked for Nearly 2,000 Hours a Week
Among the main causes are delays in sorting out home care for patients, a lack of places in nursi...
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