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More than 171,600 hospital days in NI lost to delayed discharge last year

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More than 171,600 hospital days in NI lost to delayed discharge last year
More than 171,600 hospital days in NI lost to delayed discharge last year
Delays due to a lack of care placements for patients accounted for 43pc of total
Irish News
Irish News🏁 first to report6 hrs ago
‘Crisis in Social Care’: Northern Ireland hospitals lost equivalent of 470 beds a day to delayed discharges last year
The north’s hospitals lost around 470 beds every day last year to patients who were medically fit to leave but had no suitable care waiting for them.
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