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Who's in charge in the ED when patients are in bed limbo?

One in three patients face long waits for a bed after a specialist referral and nurses in the emergency department are being left to provide care in the interim
Posted 30 November 2023 - 09:00
Two nurses in an emergency department look on as another nurse writes on the care planning board at the nurses’ station
 
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