Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to figures from NHS England on record-levels of “bed blocking” in England’s hospitals, said:

“Today’s worrying figures expose the intense pressure that England’s hospitals are under.

“David Cameron’s severe cuts to older people’s home care services have left people without adequate support and at risk of hospitalisation. Once admitted, a growing number are trapped on wards because they can’t be discharged.

“Hospitals are full to bursting. Patients are waiting hours on end on trolleys in A&E because beds aren’t available on the wards.  David Cameron’s fingerprints are all over this A&E crisis, yet his complacency is a danger to patients. This is further proof you can’t trust him with the NHS.”