| Literature DB >> 12038234 |
Barbara Vaughan, Gill Withers.
Abstract
A 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.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12038234
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Serv J ISSN： 0952-2271