A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 100 NHS trusts in England sent 239,233 patients home last year between 23:00 and 06:00.
Examples include a 90-year-old woman with dementia who was sent home from hospital at 4am and another patient who was discharged at 4.30am without any shoes.
The government says it will investigate why hospitals in England appear to be discharging thousands of patients overnight.
Jane Hughes reports.
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