Hospitals 'fail homeless people'

The NHS is failing homeless people by not offering the support they need when released from hospital, the Tories say.

Figures obtained by shadow housing minister Grant Shapps showed the number of homeless people treated in hospital had risen by 28% in four years.

He said the underlying cause of the rise was the fact the NHS was not liaising with local services, meaning the patients ended up back in hospital.

The government argues that progress was being made with the problem.

Hospitals are meant to alert local housing and health services when patients are discharged.

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