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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Canberrans stuck in hospital for months despite being medically fit to leave

More than a dozen NDIS participants have spent weeks in hospitals unable to be discharged because of bureaucratic delays. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberrans with disabilities are spending months stuck in hospital despite being medically fit to leave, with delays processing paperwork blamed for holding up their return to the community.

The ACT and federal government have agreed to start special monthly meetings in an attempt to speed up discharge rates for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants stranded in local public hospitals.

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