Increase in number of failed discharges from Scottish hospitals

Britain / 4 August 2019

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THE number of Scots being rushed back to hospital after a recent discharge has risen by several thousand.

There were an extra 2,775 emergency readmissions in 2017/18 than in previous years, research by Scottish Labour found yesterday.

The study also found a stark regional disparity, with patients in Scotland more likely to undergo a failed discharge than their counterparts in England.

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