Seaton & Colyton MATTERS

Labour to buy beds in care homes for NHS – they could reopen our community hospital wards too

Posted on June 19, 2024

NHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England’s hospitals, long waits in A&E and patients becoming trapped in ambulances. Denis Campbell http://www.theguardian.com Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the move would tackle the huge human and financial “waste” of beds being…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2024/06/19/labour-would-use-part-of-nhs-budget-to-buy-beds-in-care-homes/