35,000 Make Quick Return to Hospital ; Coalition Wants Treatment to Be Right First Time
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THOUSANDS of patients have been readmitted to hospitals in the region within 28 days of being discharged.
Latest figures for the North East show in 2007-2008, there were 35,852 emergency readmissions.See the full content of this document
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35,000 Make Quick Return to Hospital ; Coalition Wants Treatment to Be Right First Time
That equates to approximately 11% of the 324,764 people who were admitted for treatment.
The statistics come after Health Secretary A...See the full content of this document
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