2024-09-02
Get a Hospital Bed for Home | Recent Hospital Discharge
Long ambulance queues outside NHS hospitals are not uncommon in parts of the UK in part due to delayed patient discharge.Lack of appropriate healthcare equipment in the community is one of the many reasons for the ongoing backlogs in NHS hospitals across the UK.“The NHS has a shortage of hospital beds, with occupancy rates consistently exceeding safe levels.” – British Medical Association.“We have older and disabled [people] with complex needs, yet social care capacity has reduced, and we have 50,000 fewer paid carers,” — Sarah McClinton, president of Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.