the situation when someone, usually an older person, is using a bed in a hospital, although they no longer need to be there, because they do not have anywhere else to go where they can be cared for safely

Bed-blocking occurs because of the lack of support systems in the community. 出现床位封锁的原因是缺乏社区支持系统。

The government allocated an extra £60m to reduce bed blocking by providing additional social services. 政府通过增加拨付6千万英镑提供额外的社区服务来减少床位封锁。