Hall, David; Bytheway, Bill - In: Social Science & Medicine 16 (1982) 22, pp. 1985-1991
The 'blocked bed' is a term familiar to doctors and hospital administrators, but has no conventional definition. Estimates of the prevalence of bed blockage vary and are largely subjective. A survey of Area and Regional Health Authorities in the U.K. was used to collect information on the nature...