Paul Brownjohn on Nostr: I have been wondering for some time why the NHS don't implement some sort of ...

I have been wondering for some time why the NHS don't implement some sort of half-way-house care system for patients who are blocking beds in acute medical or surgical wards but who don't need the nursing and medical care provided on a hospital ward. Of course, it might be better still to hand the patients needing a high level of care back to the NHS (as was the case in the past) leaving the local authorities to offer care only to the reasonably fit and healthy elderly.

Bed blocking due to the inability of the local authorities to provide suitable accommodation is paralyzing large parts of the NHS and something needs to be done to address this issue!