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That's a pretty awful thing to say to be honest.

It is, and just when you think you should stand up and say something about it they go and do things like this:

Untrained members of the public could be paid up to £1,000 a month for renting their spare rooms to patients recovering from surgery under an Airbnb-style model the NHS is piloting.

The scheme aims to offer an alternative to hospitals and care homes for patients who have had minor procedures, but it has come under fire from medical professionals and social workers.

A startup, CareRooms, is working with the NHS and councils in Essex to pilot the model and finalise how it will work.

The company, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, said it would benefit patients by creating “a safe, comfortable place for people to recuperate from hospital”, and the NHS by helping alleviate bed shortages and delayed transfers of care.

Bed blocking in the NHS has risen by 40% in the past year and is estimated to result in as many as 8,000 deaths annually. On some days 6,000 patients are taking up beds when they no longer require hospital treatment.

Nev speaks the truth.
 
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