DH assists with bed blocking in hospitals

The Department of Health has given local authorities a £150m New Year present to solve the current bed blocking crisis.At the same time, health secretary Andrew Lansley announced an extra £20m towards the disabled facilities grant, to reduce unnecessary stays in hospital or residential care. The move follows NHS figures published at the end of…

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