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10 months agoPublic health
Frustration' that hospital discharge funds cannot be spent averting admissions
Health and care leaders are frustrated that last-minute winter cash injections are not being used to prevent hospital admissions.
Funding for discharge often arrives with burdensome bureaucracy and too short a timeframe to be effective.
Short-term funding pots should be provided on an exceptional basis, rather than becoming an annual fixture. [ more ]