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Disabled people ‘stuck’ in hospital despite being fit to leave, BBC finds | BBC News
Disabled people have told the BBC they are being left in hospital for months after being declared medically fit to go home.
Ravi Mehta, 36, was admitted for a routine appointment in September 2025. He says he has been fit to leave since then, but remains in hospital eight months later after his NHS-funded home support ended. He says he has been pressured to accept a care home instead of returning to live with his family.
Lucinda Ritchie, 33, expected to go home after a long hospital stay, but was moved to a nursing home against her wishes. Within two days, her condition deteriorated and she was readmitted, where she remains.
Both cases centre on disputes with local NHS integrated care boards over support outside hospital. Campaigners say some disabled people risk being pushed towards more restrictive care as budgets come under pressure. The NHS says decisions are based on patient safety and needs, and denies they are driven by cost.
The BBC has seen documents relating to both cases.
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Household energy prices in England, Scotland and Wales will rise by 13% a year in July, as soaring wholesale costs caused by the US-Israel war with Iran hit bills for the first time.
Regulator Ofgem says the war means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £221 more a year, with an annual bill of £1,862.
The cap affects millions of homes on variable tariffs and suppliers are warning it could go even higher in the colder winter months without an end to the conflict.
Energy costs have rocketed since Iran responded to US and Israeli attacks by effectively blocking the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route – a fifth of the world’s oil and gas usually flows through the waterway.
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There is an “overwhelming consensus” that time spent on screens and social media harms children, the UK’s most senior doctors have said.
Responding to a government consultation about social media use for under-16s, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said doctors should routinely ask younger patients about their screen time and social media use.
There is no consensus among the wider scientific community that screen time overall is harmful to children, but Academy Chair Jeanette Dickson said that like smoking or seatbelts before, the issue had become a “unifying force” for the profession.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said new measures for under-16s will be brought in by the end of 2026.
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