After weeks of upward trajectory, LF SYSTEM are heading for their first UK Number 1 this week with Afraid To Feel, which has pulled into pole position in our Official Chart First Look. Discover more about LF SYSTEM in our exclusive chat with the Scottish DJ duo here.
Number of days lost to bed blocking in Dumfries and Galloway soaring
14.06.2022 - 10:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The number of days lost in the region’s hospitals due to bed blocking is soaring.
New figures show that more than 2,700 days were lost to delayed discharge in April alone.
The Public Health Scotland data also reveals the number of beds occupied each day by people clinically well enough to leave was 91.
South Scotland Labour MSP, Colin Smyth, said: “These spiralling rates of delayed discharge are the last thing our struggling health service needs.
“This mounting crisis will damage patients’ recovery and drain precious funds from our NHS at the worst possible time.
“It is pure negligence that has let this spiral out of control again over the last year.
“The Scottish Government must get a grip and invest in social care so that people can get the support they need and the NHS can focus on treating people.”
Delayed discharge is when a patient is medically cleared to go home but cannot leave hospital, often because a social care package is not in place.
The latest figures reveal that in Scotland in April, 53,604 days were lost to delayed discharge – just four more than the previous month.
In Dumfries and Galloway, 2,735 days were lost, compared to 2,501 in March – while in January the figure was 2,275.
And in April last year the number was 966.
The data also reveals that in April 2022 there were 91 days occupied each day by people well enough to leave, compared to 81 in March.
South Scotland MSP, Emma Harper, said: “While there is no single reason for delayed discharges as it is a complex multifactorial issue, NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeing the highest level of demand combined with restricted capacity and increasing patient user need which is causing significant pressures across all services.
“We need to see new solutions to
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