A leading consultancy has outlined to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care how care homes can take
There were 29,374 beds blocked in UK hospitals in 2018, according to a new study.
Bed-blocking
A new system for placing hospital patients in care homes has caused “complete and utter mayhem”, according to a local
Northampton General Hospital is spending £1m on care home places in order to ease winter pressures on its beds. The
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) NHS Trust has launched a new scheme designed to help elderly care home residents
Leading ‘outstanding’ care home provider WCS Care has teamed up with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) to help patients return home. WCS Care is providing 13 therapy beds in a new unit at its
Care UK’s Glastonbury Court home in Bury St Edmunds is providing a suite of unoccupied beds to help ease the
Providing support for the NHS’s struggling services should be seen as a potential opportunity for care home providers, KPMG has
The CQC has called for greater co-operation between health and social care providers and voluntary groups in urgent and emergency
Anchor CEO Jane Ashcroft CBE has called for a ‘national framework’ to tackle the NHS bed blocking crisis. Ms Aschroft's
