Elderly ‘being trapped’ in hospital, says Age UK
Elderly people are “trapped” in English hospitals in ever greater numbers as there is nowhere else for them to go, the charity Age UK has warned.
Its analysis shows patients spent a total of nearly 2.5 million days stuck in a hospital over the past five years.
Age UK said it was bad for patients’ health, a waste of NHS resources and a huge cost to taxpayers.
NHS England said extra funds allocated to councils would help give care and support to patients leaving hospital.
