article_snippet: Hospital beds were taken up on more than 1 million days in the last 12 months - a 19 per cent increase on the year before.
article_snippet: It is the first time the figure has risen over 100,000 since records began in 2010.
article_snippet: The Department of Health said that although delayed transfers have risen, hospital admissions have risen faster.
highlights_snippet: Hospital beds were taken up on more than 1 million days in past 12 months .
  