COUNCILLORS have objected to controversial plans that could result in their authority being fined for bed-blocking in hospitals.
The Government initiative could mean City of York Council having to pay £500,000 a year for elderly patients who are in hospital because they do not have alternative accommodation.
The proposals could be introduced next year to cut "delayed discharges", which stand at 53 at York District Hospital.
Under the plans social services would be charged £100 a day for each patient they are responsible for, with the money reimbursed to the hospital.
At a meeting of the council's executive committee for social services, members voted to object to the plans.
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