Hospitals failing elderly on care quality

By The Press Association2011-10-13T12:04:00

A fifth of NHS hospitals are breaking the law on care of the elderly, according to a new report, with two trusts given prior warnings still leaving patients without intravenous fluids and one incontinent patient left unwashed despite asking for help.

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