Waiting to leave: why hundreds of adults are languishing in hospital unnecessarily

Insight31.01.196.45 AM by Darren Devine

Housing shortages are leaving hundreds of adults with learning disabilities and autism in long-stay hospital beds. Darren Devine finds out more. Illustration by Grace Russell and photography by Press Association/National Housing Federation

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