• Labour would use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes

    Labour would use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes
    Party says plan would free up thousands of England hospital beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayedUK election live – latest updatesNHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England’s hospitals, long waits in A&E and patients becoming trapped in ambulances.Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the move would tackle the huge human and financial “waste” of beds being occupied
  • Labour says it would let NHS in England buy more social care beds

    Labour says it would let NHS in England buy more social care beds
    Party says plan would free up some of the 13,000 beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayedUK election live – latest updatesNHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England’s hospitals, long waits in A&E and patients becoming trapped in ambulances.Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the move would tackle the huge human and financial “waste” of beds being occupied by patients

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