This Christmas, around 1,500 people in Wales will spend the festive season in hospital, even though they are well enough to go home

They’re not waiting for treatment, but for care.

Care that should be there to help them live safely and comfortably in their own homes.

Behind every number is a person and a family.

A grandfather who should be dishing up dinner in his own kitchen. A wife longing to sit beside the tree, not under hospital lights.

A son juggling shopping lists and hospital visits, wishing........

© Shropshire Star