Almost 2,800 patients in hospitals awaiting a social care response or a place in continuing care
Almost 2,800 patients were admitted to public hospitals in mid-January awaiting a social care response or a place in continuing care, according to data from the Executive Directorate of the National Health Service (DE-SNS).
Almost 2,800 patients are waiting in hospitals for social care support or a place in continuing care
As of 14 January, 61 patients had been admitted to social care support: 58 via the District Centres of Social Security and three via the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon.
