Pensioners being let down by the NHS as hospitals given cash for bed blocking
Author: Rachael Burnett, Daily Mirror |
Pensioners are being let down by the NHS with hospitals being given financial incentives for “bed blocking”, according to an independent report.
The probe, by think-tank Localis and old people’s charity Anchor, said the elderly are not getting good enough care in hospital and A&E wards.
It found failures in the health and social care system is resulting in “sub-standard care for the older population”.
The average cost of keeping a patient in a hospital bed is around £1,600 a week but the NHS is footing the bill caring for people who do not need medical care, the report stated.