A RADICAL plan to end the bed-blocking crisis that costs the NHS £3billion a year was put forward yesterday. Free social care should be offered to all pensioners who need it, said a report by peers.
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Bed blocking costs NHS £3billion a year
GETTY ‘Bed blocking crisis’: Demands for free social care to ease pressure on hospitals Scrapping means testing would prevent some elderly people from facing care home bills of more than £100,000. It would bring the social care system into line with the NHS, where care is free at the point of need. And it would […]
Bed blocking costs NHS £3billion a year
GETTY ‘Bed blocking crisis’: Demands for free social care to ease pressure on hospitals Scrapping means testing would prevent some elderly people from facing care home bills of more than £100,000. It would bring the social care system into line with the NHS, where care is free at the point of need. And it would […]
