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Daniel Keane

Bring back cottage hospitals to free capacity in NHS, says senior health leader

Many hospital are struggling to discharge patients into the community (Stock image)

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The NHS needs a “rethink” in how it deals with the public getting older with chronic diseases, a senior health leader has said.

Professor Dame Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said a new generation of cottage hospitals could offer better treatment to elderly people living with long-term health issues.

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