'Patients being discharged too early'

Almost 25,000 patients end up back in hospital within days of their release, according to reports this morning.

'Patients being discharged too early'

Almost 25,000 patients end up back in hospital within days of their release, according to reports today.

Patient groups have claimed vulnerable people are sent home too early because of the pressure on Ireland’s limited hospital beds.

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