Even accepting the meeting at face value, Dr. Salamon said he questioned whether blocking out content was the best solution.

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The authority said clean up work had begun but it was looking at a permanent solution to stop it blocking again.

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Another solution suggested to me is an RFID blocking sleeve.

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The problem of bed blocking has been around for so long that it's astonishing that solution still hasn't been found - but it remains.

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