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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Hospital discharge rate for medically fit patients falls to new low

PA Wire

The proportion of medically fit patients leaving hospitals in England has fallen to a new low, figures show.

An average of 20,302 people per day were ready to be discharged last week, of which 63% stayed in their beds and only 37% left hospital.

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