Ambulance crews are being delayed from attending 999 calls because of delays
in A&E, A&E assessment and treatment is being delayed by an inability to admit,
due to a lack of ward beds, which is due to delayed discharge of "bed blockers",
a term which I think means 'people requiring on-going residential care who through
no fault of their own can't get into these places due to lack of government
funding in Social Services'
The government could improve every level of hospital medicine, not by increasing
NHS funding, but by increasing the level of funding for Rest Homes, Nursing
Homes, Home Help etc, but I guess it's just not as sexy.
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