New campaign to reduce lengthy hospital stays

A new NHS campaign is aiming to reduce the number of people remaining in hospital because they do not have the right home support after recovering from an operation or an illness.  The €˜Where Best Next?‘ campaign is being rolled out nationwide and hopes to see around 140,000 people every year spared a hospital stay of three weeks or more. The drive could free up more than 7,000 beds for other patients €“ the equivalent of building an extra 15 large hospitals. Developed in partnership with Royal Colleges, the Local Government Association and patient groups like Age UK, it will focus