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Bed blocking in the South's hospitals

大象传媒 Radio Solent research shows bed blocking at the South's hospitals is costing the NHS thousand of pounds.

大象传媒 Radio Solent research shows bed blocking at the South's hospitals is costing the NHS thousand of pounds.

A woman in Dorset County hospital has been ready for discharge for 110 days - or 4 months - costing twenty-four thousand pounds.

At the Royal Hampshire County Hospital another patient has been kept in for 95 days - or 3 months - costing twenty-three thousand pounds.

The details of these so called "bed blockers" have been obtained by 大象传媒 Radio Solent as part of the Living Longer series.

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  • Wed 10 Nov 2010 06:30