Crisis On Wards As the Number of Bed-Blockers Soars by 50pc ; Up to 757 Patients a Week 'Trapped' in Wards [Eire Region]
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THE number of patients stuck in acute hospitals because there is no proper aftercare or support in the community has soared by almost 50 per cent.
The statistics, contained in a Health Service Executive report, show the number of 'delayed discharges' - so-called bed-blockers - has jumped from an average 514 per week in 2007 to 757 a week this year.See the full content of this document
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Crisis On Wards As the Number of Bed-Blockers Soars by 50pc ; Up to 757 Patients a Week 'Trapped' in Wards [Eire Region]
The estimated number of patients who were still in hospital beds although their acute treatment was over was 668 per week last year.
Patients are forced to stay on in hospital because there is no appropriate step-down facility...See the full content of this document
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