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Tim Dornin

Ministers to tackle hospital challenges

Federal, state and territory health ministers want to ease pressure on the nation's hospitals. (AAP)

Patients stuck in hospitals while waiting for NDIS support or a place in an aged care facility will be among the challenges tackled at a meeting of federal, state and territory health ministers, South Australian MP Chris Picton says.

Mr Picton, the SA health minister, will travel to Canberra on Friday to discuss the issue and help find solutions to discharge patients who no longer need hospital care, to free up beds and reduce pressure on the system.

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