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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Hospitals see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients stuck in beds

PA Wire

NHS hospitals in England are continuing to see near-record numbers of medically-fit patients unable to be discharged, though ambulance handover delays outside A&Es have improved, figures show.

Health leaders warned that emergency services are facing “alarming levels of stress” and that more beds were “desperately needed”.

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