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Rebecca McCurdy & Craig Williams

Glasgow NHS patient stuck in hospital for 5 years amid discharge delay

A Glasgow NHS patient waited more than five years to be discharged from a hospital, new figures show.

Information from NHS Greater Glasgow Clyde reveals the person languished in hospital for 1,810 days because of delays.

The figures also show that a NHS Grampian hospital patient has been waiting more than six years to be discharged - after having their discharge delayed by 2,312 days.

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