{
  "id": 1434561,
  "title": "Tufton calls for law changes to tackle hospital ‘social cases’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tufton-calls-for-law-changes-to-tackle-hospital-social-cases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:07:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260817/tufton-calls-law-changes-tackle-hospital-social-cases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jamaica will have to change its laws and policies to address the perennial problem of patients remaining in public hospitals long after they are medically discharged, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has warned. Tufton, who has raised concerns about the number of social cases at hospitals across the island on numerous occasions in recent years, reiterated yesterday that the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}