Coroner highlights pressure in hospitals linked to patients fit to be discharged

Concerns have been raised about pressure in hospitals due to a lack of ability to discharge patients who are medically fit (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Health bosses have been urged to tackle bed blocking and long emergency department waits in hospitals by a coroner, who warned that there is a “risk of future deaths unless something is done”.

It comes after the death of a 91-year-old woman who refused to go to A&E after a previous experience which saw her forced to wait for a long time in a chair, even though she had a broken back.