The NHS is hemorrhaging billions as patients ready to leave hospitals are trapped in beds—costing £2.66 billion last year alone. With 13,000 patients stuck daily (up 70% in five years), hospitals waste millions of bed days, worsening delays, crowding ERs, and weakening patients. Age UK calls it a “crisis hiding in plain sight,” blaming a broken social care system that fails to prevent admissions or support discharge. Delays stem from hospital bottlenecks and lack of care homes, rehab, or home packages—now leaving 50,000 people waiting over 12 hours in A&E. While the government touts new discharge pathways, Age UK insists real progress demands tackling root causes—or patients will keep suffering.
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