Hospital establishes step-down health halfway houses

unzipWASHINGTON, D.C.: A network of ‘halfway houses’ for patients who no longer need hospital treatment but are not ready to return home will be created across Wales under a Plaid Cymru Government, the party has said.

The plans are part of an effort to deal with problems caused by delayed transfers of care – when patients are not able to leave hospital due to a lack of community hospital beds or placements, meaning those with more serious injuries or conditions are left waiting…

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