HUNDREDS of children are in hospital unnecessarily on any given day because they do not have the right support to go home, a report revealed today.More than 260,000 youngsters spent three or more weeks of their childhood in hospital and 1,300 were there for more than a year, the Children’s Commissioner’s report found.Medical advancements have meant more children with complex conditions can live longer, but community services have not kept pace.

HUNDREDS of children are in hospital unnecessarily on any given day because they do not have the right support to go home, a report revealed today.

More than 260,000 youngsters spent three or more weeks of their childhood in hospital and 1,300 were there for more than a year, the Children’s Commissioner’s report found.

Medical advancements have meant more children with complex conditions can live longer, but community services have not kept pace.

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