Frustration' that hospital discharge funds cannot be spent averting admissions
Briefly

We heard strong views and frustration that funding conditions did not allow for expenditure on prevention.
The conditions of funding should allow expenditure not just on reducing delayed discharges but on preventing avoidable admissions in the first place.
The underlying reasons for delays are often complex and vary between local systems, though workforce issues are often at the root of them.
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