NHS 'winter crisis' warning over lack of beds

Finding beds in the community for frail and elderly would free up hospital space, says Nuffield Trust

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The NHS is struggling with chronic bed shortages
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The NHS in England will "struggle to cope" this winter unless more beds can be freed up in care homes and other community settings, the Nuffield Trust has warned.

According to the health research group, just 3.6 per cent of patients took up more than a third of hospital beds last winter.

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