The full extent of the sickening surge in vile anti-Semitic hate against Jewish communities and their people in Greater Manchester was revealed by a charity today - with 555 incidents recorded across the city region last year.
26.01.2024 - 06:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
NHS bosses in have pleaded with people to help family members get out of hospital as they deal with hundreds of patients stuck on wards. More than 800 people who are medically fit to go home have been stuck in hospital beds this week in Greater Manchester, as they struggle to get care home placements or for social care packages that would allow them to be discharged.
Delays in sending hundreds of people across Greater Manchester who are medically fit to go home have been regular battles for hospitals over the last three years. This is because social care is massively overstretched, numerous NHS figures say, meaning patients who might need looking after in the community will have no support.
If a care home placement cannot be found for patients, or there are no care workers to visit people who are able to go back home, they cannot be discharged by doctors and are forced to remain in hospital. Data specific to Greater Manchester hospitals made available this week showed that there were 895 people medically well enough to go home still in hospital beds as of January 24. During last winter, November 2022, that figure topped 1,000.
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The longer patients, particularly vulnerable, elderly people, remain in hospital, the worse their condition can become. They might have been treated for the illness they went into hospital for, but the lack of movement while on a hospital ward and regular routine can see their overall condition worsen – known as ‘deconditioning’.
Greater Manchester health leaders are urging people to help get their family members home if they are in hospital and medical care is no longer needed. Mark Fisher, chief executive of NHS Greater
The full extent of the sickening surge in vile anti-Semitic hate against Jewish communities and their people in Greater Manchester was revealed by a charity today - with 555 incidents recorded across the city region last year.
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