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More than nine in 10 medically fit patients stuck in hospital beds in some areas

More than nine out of 10 people in some parts of England are stuck in hospital beds despite being fit to leave, new analysis shows. Levels are particularly high in areas of the North West, where some trusts have as many as 95% of patients still in ...

08 Dec 2022 at 17:21

Ambulance handover delays fall to lowest this winter despite ‘relentless’ pressure

Ambulance handover delays outside hospitals in England have dropped to their lowest level this winter, though one in five patients are still waiting at least half an hour to be transferred to A&E teams, figures show. Delays in discharging ...

26 Jan 2023 at 12:50

Scotland

Mental health patients have been ‘abandoned’ by ministers, says Labour

Ministers have been accused of “abandoning” mental health patients after figures revealed a rise in delayed discharge waits. Scottish Labour said it was “scandalous” that the average wait for people who experienced delayed discharge in a ...

17 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Delayed discharge figures prompt calls for ministers to scrap care service plans

Scottish ministers are being urged to invest cash earmarked for the planned National Care Service into frontline services – with opposition parties insisting such action is necessary to tackle delayed discharges. Conservatives and ...

05 Nov 2024 at 15:30

Hospitals see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients stuck in beds

NHS hospitals in England are continuing to see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients unable to be discharged, though ambulance handover delays outside A&Es have improved, figures show. Health leaders warned that emergency ...

19 Jan 2023 at 14:37

Scotland

Slight fall in number of delayed discharges from hospital

The average number of hospital beds occupied per day due to delayed discharges in Scotland continued to fall slightly in June, the latest figures show. Data from Public Health Scotland revealed that 1,678 beds were occupied each ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:51

Scotland

One patient enduring six-year hospital discharge delay, figures show

A hospital patient has been waiting more than six years to be discharged, new figures show. The statistics, obtained by the Scottish Conservatives through freedom of information requests, show an NHS Grampian patient has had ...

07 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scottish Labour urges Yousaf to act on Scotland’s NHS crisis

Humza Yousaf has been told to act on Scotland’s NHS – or his position will become “untenable”. Scottish Labour issued the stark warning after the party, along with the Scottish Conservatives, criticised the handling of ...

25 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Mental health patient’s hospital discharge delayed for nine years, say Tories

Figures showing that more than 300 patients with mental health problems had to stay in hospital waiting for care – including one patient who had their discharge delayed for more than nine years – have been branded ...

30 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Delayed discharge at highest level since February

The number of people stuck in Scotland’s hospitals despite being ready to leave has reached its highest level since February, figures have shown. The Scottish Government has been told that delayed discharge is ...

02 Sept 2025 at 13:25

Scotland

Swinney challenged over elderly patients ‘waiting far too long’ for NHS care

Elderly Scots are “waiting far too long” for care in the NHS, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said as he claimed there have been more than 100 cases of centenarians spending 12 hours or more in A&E ...

13 Jun 2024 at 13:53

Scotland

Humza Yousaf unable to ‘get a grip’ on delayed discharges, say Scottish Tories

The Health Secretary is “unable to get a grip” on delayed discharges from Scottish hospitals, the Scottish Conservatives have said. The latest figures from Public Health Scotland highlighted a 57% ...

05 Apr 2022 at 14:55

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