Issue

Delayed discharges

2 stories · 2 councils

The situation where a patient is medically fit to leave hospital but remains in hospital due to a lack of appropriate care or support in the community.

Latest stories

  1. Harrow's Better Care Fund Plan for 2026/27 Approved, Focusing on Integration and Discharge Harrow's Health and Wellbeing Board has approved the plan for the Better Care Fund (BCF) for 2026/27, building on the previous year's performance and aiming to further integrate... Harrow 3 July 2026
  2. Better Care Fund to boost integrated health and social care Newham Council's Health and Wellbeing Board has reviewed plans for the Better Care Fund (BCF) 2026-27, a significant pooled funding programme aimed at integrating adult health... Newham 30 June 2026