THE number of patients stuck in hospitals when they are well enough to leave has increased in the last year – despite targets to tackle the problem.
The latest figures show 777 patients delayed on wards compared to 675 in October 2011.
These figures exclude particularly complex cases – so-called code nines – but the new data also shows more of these patients are also trapped in hospitals.
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