Fit for discharge, nowhere to go: a tetraplegic man's year of waiting in hospital to go home
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Man forced to stay in hospital for a year due to lack of suitable home
Patients in Wales are being left stuck in hospital beds for weeks longer than necessary due to a lack of suitable housing and support, with delays costing the equivalent of £31,500 in NHS bed capacity each night according to new research published today by Community Housing Cymru (CHC). Russell Williams is one of them. When he was declared medically fit for discharge from hospital in early 2024, he should have been able to go home. Instead, he …
Fit for discharge, nowhere to go: a tetraplegic man's year of waiting in hospital to go home
Patients in Wales are being left stuck in hospital beds for weeks longer than necessary due to a lack of suitable housing and support, with delays costing the equivalent of £31,500 in NHS bed capacity each night according to new research published today by Community Housing Cymru (CHC). Russell Williams is one of them. When he was declared medically fit for discharge from hospital in early 2024, he should have been able to go home. Instead, he …
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