Over 50,000 hospital bed days have been lost in Dundee to delayed discharge in the past five years, new analysis has shown.
The problem - which appears to be on the rise again following the covid pandemic - is placing extra pressure on hospitals and A&E units.
The latest Public Health Scotland data showed that between 2017/18 and 2021/22, there were 55,734 bed days taken up by patients who were fit to leave hospital.
