Mental health. Stepping stones.
Following a merger, Stepping Hill Hospital's psychiatric division had a bed occupancy of 130 per cent. In the next year, the wards will be converted to 23-bed single sex units. Staff shortages are thwarting the plans by delaying openings.
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