A senior staff member at Muckamore is outlining how there is a recurring issue with delays when discharging patients.
The facility is at the centre of the UK's biggest ever police investigation into the abuse of vulnerable adults
Esther Rafferty was a service manager and associate director of nursing at the County Antrim hospital from 2012. Ms Rafferty said it was unsettling for some families and that at one point a judicial review began involving one patient who was delayed discharge.She told the inquiry there were several reasons for the delays, including a lack of community placements or support services or finding a placement suitable for certain patients.
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