Hundreds of children stuck in hospital because of lack of community services

2026-03-23 - 07:19

Discharge delays in England leave patients trapped while youngsters needing hospital care wait for beds, study finds Hundreds of children are in hospital unnecessarily on any given day because they do not have the right support to go home, according to an analysis of NHS England data. The discharge delays mean patients affected are missing out on childhood activities and youngsters needing hospital care are waiting for beds, the children’s commissioner’s report found. Continue reading...