Independent review aims to find £5bn of NHS savings by 2020
Delays in discharging patients out of hospital after treatment could be costing the NHS in England £900m a year, an independent review has said.
Labour peer Lord Carter's report found nearly one in 10 beds was taken by someone medically fit to be released.
It said it was a "major problem" causing operations to be cancelled and resulting in the NHS paying private hospitals to see patients.
Hugh Pym reports.