Elderly patients risk feeling abandoned and lonely under Labour's plans for all new NHS hospitals to have single-occupier rooms only
- Posted on April 21, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Elderly patients risk feeling abandoned and lonely under Labour's plans for all new NHS hospitals to have single-occupier rooms only

Patient groups expressed fears that 'out of sight' could become 'out of mind', with elderly people in single rooms left to weaken in their beds with no opportunity to walk or socialise.