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Exclusive: 20,000 patients a year ‘warehoused’ in community beds after hospital discharge

By 2024-08-05T04:40:00

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More than 20,000 patients each year are being left to languish in care homes and community beds after discharge from hospital without any rehab support according to new data obtained by HSJ.

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