Bed-blocking cost NHS £2.66billion last year after delayed discharges surged when ministers 'took their eye off the ball'
- Posted on July 21, 2026
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Bed-blocking cost NHS £2.66billion last year after delayed discharges surged when ministers 'took their eye off the ball'
An average of 13,000 patients a day remained stuck in hospital despite being declared well enough to leave, with the number rising 70 per cent in five years, Age UK says.
