Quality and performance

NHSE tells staff: Consider legal action against patients who refuse to leave beds

By 2022-01-14T12:34:00

Hospital beds

NHS England has encouraged trusts to consider taking legal action against patients who refuse to leave hospital beds when step-down care is made available.

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