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'Undignified and unsafe': Hospital patient had to wait more than 10 days for a bed

Sky News Sunday, 20 April 2025
'Undignified and unsafe': Hospital patient had to wait more than 10 days for a bedAround 49,000 A&E patients had to wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed in England last year, according to NHS figures.
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