A SERIOUS bed blocking problem is adding to the struggle to treat patients in Scotland's capital, staff said yesterday.
Flagship hospital Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is said to be operating close to capacity and across NHS Lothian the equivalent of four 30-bed wards are full of patients "who should not be there".
Eddie Egan, employee director for NHS Lothian, said around 130 beds on an ongoing basis were occupied by patients well enough to go home but waiting for care packages in the community.
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