https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211111130335.htm > In a collaborative project between University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust and Staffordshire University, experts have developed a prediction model to identify patients most at risk of taking up hospital beds longer than needed. > A new study, funded by the North Staffordshire Medical Institute (NSMI), details an eight-variable predictive tool which can calculate the probability of a patient experiencing a delayed discharge at the time of admission.