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we ve put him down as home today. we just need to make sure the care s in place. there are three patients who are medically fit to go home. if that happens, then she will be going today. if social care and transport can be booked, that s three free beds on this ward. # happy birthday, dear terry! terry is 90 today. he needs an ambulance to get home and then a specialist carer to administer medication. we think we can get you out today. over on the orthopaedic ward is marjorie. we re from warwickshire fire and rescue service. we ve come to take you home. although medically fit to go home, it s taken over two weeks to arrange appropriate care for her. a lift was easier to organise. an initiative with the fire and rescue service involves transporting patients and checking how safe their home is. hello, everyone. with another bed free, rachel has the lunchtime update. at the moment, we re minus 44 beds. it is tricky.
we re from warwickshire fire and rescue service. we ve come to take you home. although medically fit to go home, it s taken over two weeks to arrange appropriate care for her. i ve been here for three weeks. but i ve enjoyed it. i ve been spoilt to death. a lift was easier to organise. an initiative with the fire and rescue service involves transporting patients and checking how safe their home is. hello, everyone. with another bed free, rachel has the lunchtime update. how are you off for beds at the moment? at the moment, we re 444 beds. it is tricky. as we can see, we have 12 patients waiting in the emergency department, waiting for a bed, so every discharge counts today. it s nearly lunchtime. julia has been assessed and doctors decide she needs to stay. she has a full package of care, but the daughter s raised some concerns. sadly, julia has since passed away. her family gave permission for us to include her. we do have an ageing population throughout the country.