THE Scottish Government will provide £8 million to allow health boards to buy 300 additional care home beds to tackle the backlog of delayed discharges.
On Monday, the First Minister confirmed that Scotland’s hospitals are “almost completely full” and surpassed 95% capacity.
As part of the Scottish Government’s plan to tackle the crisis, which is seeing waiting times soar and hospitals at breaking point, the cash is intended to block buy beds in care homes across Scotland to provide “interim care” to patients while they are waiting for care packages to be put in place.
