Inside Nottingham University Hospitals, a staggering tidal wave of 692 patients waiting for supported discharge has left the wards completely gridlocked. Among them is 4-month-old Spencer, a medically stable baby born with underdeveloped lungs who requires 24-hour mechanical ventilation. Despite being well enough to leave, Spencer remains trapped in a pediatric high dependency unit at a catastrophic cost of £1,000 a day—solely because the council housing system cannot provide a suitable home for his complex medical needs.

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