NHS buying up beds for care

The NHS is being given £250m to buy thousands of beds in care homes and upgrade hospitals amid a winter crisis

I'm Nick Meir with news that thousands of NHS patients in England will be moved into care homes as part of the government's plan to ease pressure on hospitals. The NHS is being given £250m to buy thousands of beds in care homes and upgrade hospitals amid a winter crisis. It is hoped the move will free up 2,500 hospital beds so patients can be admitted more quickly from A&E. The plans are part of an emergency package unveiled by Health Secretary Steve Barclay. For more care news stay with us here at Care Radio. 
 

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