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Retention. so we are working on that with local authorities. but you are right, discharge is a key challenge within hospitals. that is why we have the emergency recovery plans is that we have seen ambulance handovers delays come down. response to category two are below 30 minutes, which is marked progress from where they were injanuary, so the plan is working but i recognise there is more to do. still the plan is working but i recognise there is more to do. there is more to do. still a big roblem there is more to do. still a big problem in there is more to do. still a big problem in a there is more to do. still a big problem in a conversation i there is more to do. still a big | problem in a conversation when there is more to do. still a big i problem in a conversation when we will see the social care plan, if it is this side of the election. you mention staffing which for a lot of people understand the health service a is fundamental to a lot of problems there are at the moment.