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- Barbara Vaughan and Gill Withers.
- Health Serv J. 2002 May 9; 112 (5804): 24-7.
AbstractA study of bed occupancy in 21 hospitals over the past two years showed an average of 29 per cent of patients no longer needed acute care. Two-thirds of this group had been in hospital for more than 28 days. About a fifth of this group were under 65. The main reasons for delayed discharges were waits for social services assessment or home-care packages.
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