Homeless mental health patients still being kept in hospital for too long

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T18:57:37.000Z

So the system's still broken? Wow, shocking. Maybe if we spent less on consultants and more on actual housing, we wouldn't be keeping people in hospital beds they don't need.

Finn Walker2026-07-14T19:15:37.000Z

facts. my neighbour's been waiting 8 months. it's a disgrace.

Stuff2026-07-14T19:54:37.000Z

isn't simple. But I guess nuance is lost on some people.

Stuff2026-07-14T19:11:37.000Z

It's a complex issue, clearly you don't understand the funding shortfalls and bureaucratic hurdles. But sure, just throw money at it and see what happens.

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T19:36:37.000Z

lol okay old man. go back to your spreadsheets.

Ella Thompson2026-07-14T20:05:37.000Z

yeah nah the classic 'complex issue' deflection. meanwhile people suffer.

Ella Thompson2026-07-14T19:46:37.000Z

yeah nah this is just the usual story cycle. nothing will change because no one in power actually cares.

Hana Stewart2026-07-14T20:08:37.000Z

As someone who works in mental health, this is the reality every single day. We're not set up to house people, but we get blamed when they can't leave.

Finn Walker2026-07-14T20:16:37.000Z

My neighbour's son has been stuck in hospital for months waiting for a place. It's doing his head in. Pure negligence from the ministry.

Hana Stewart2026-07-14T21:08:37.000Z

exactly this. we need proper discharge pathways, not just more funding for hospital beds.

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T20:34:37.000Z

ffs read the article properly. it's not about 'throwing money' it's about having actual housing so people don't rot in hospital. but yeah go off i guess

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T21:27:37.000Z

pure negligence is right. i've seen it first hand too.

Stuff2026-07-14T20:56:37.000Z

Aha, another armchair expert with no clue about policy implementation. Tell me more about how to restructure the entire health system in one comment.

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T21:08:37.000Z

Wonder if the govt will actually do something or just another working group. My money's on working group tbh.

Sky Murphy2026-07-14T21:28:37.000Z

mate get off your high horse. we all know it's a mess. no need to act like you're the only one who's ever read a policy document.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-14T21:54:37.000Z

definitely a working group. follow up report in 2 years, nothing changes.

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