The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has argued that to free up beds to speed the flow of patients…
For the first time, NHS England has put a price tag on the financial burden of delayed hospital discharges, revealing…
The plan for urgent and emergency care services for 2025/26, unveiled in early June by the Department of Health and…
What is it? The phrases ‘delayed discharge’ from the hospital and ‘patients that no longer meet criteria to reside’ are frequently used in relation to hospital problems. Both refer to patients who are well enough to leave the hospital but have not yet been discharged. How big is the problem? 3 Key points The latest