Rising discharge delays blamed on NHS, not local authorities

By 2011-10-27T00:00:00

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Source: Siberia

Delays in discharging patients from acute hospitals are increasingly being blamed on the NHS rather than local authorities, data suggests, despite large cuts to social services budgets.

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