The
Scottish executive is to spend an additional £20m tackling
delayed discharge from hospitals this year following an
announcement by first minister Jack McConnell. The funding has been taken from
Scotland’s £86m share of additional health spending
money allocated by chancellor Gordon Brown last November. McConnell
said that the funding would provide up to 1,000 more places
“in more appropriate settings”.
More money to tackle delayed discharge
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