Medically fit patients waiting months to be discharged from England’s hospitals

Charities say social care crisis is crippling patient flow' in hospitals and has created a miserable situation'

Patients are waiting up to nine months to be discharged from NHS hospitals in England despite being medically fit to leave, according to shocking" figures that will pile pressure on ministers to tackle the social care crisis.

Health experts say the incredibly long-delayed discharges are yet more evidence of the impact of the shortage of social care beds and provisions to get patients home safely.