Having watched the two 'hospital' series epsiodes on bbc, it seems tory cuts to local governments have escalated the bed blocking crisis. In this show, the predominant issue was bed blocking, which seemed to be sourced from cash strapped councils, as well as families unable to support their relatives. We know the tories went to town with cuts to local government budgets. Similarly, the cuts to prison officer numbers were proved to be disasterous, and they've now backtracked.
Always worth remembering the uk spends a fraction on healthcare compared to the usa IN RELATIVE TERMS TO GDP. But you wouldn't think that.