FOI_6382

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6382

Date Request Received: 02/12/2021 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 20/12/2021 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Delayed discharges

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: The total number of patients in hospital on 30 November whose discharge was delayed because they were awaiting residential home placement or availability, awaiting nursing home placement or availability, or awaiting a care package in their own home.

Answer To Question 1: On 30th November 2021 there were 51 patients in Hospital whose discharge was delayed because they were waiting Residential Home Placement (RHP), awaiting Nursing Home Placement (NHP), or awaiting a care package in their own home.

Question Number 2: For each of the last 12 months (starting with November 2020 and ending with November 2021), can you please provide the number of hospital patients whose discharge was delayed because they were awaiting residential home placement or availability, awaiting nursing home placement or availability, or awaiting a care package in their own home.

Answer To Question 2: For each month in the requested time period, the following number of patients had a delayed discharge due to awaiting Residential Home Placement (RHP), Nursing Home Placement (NHP), or awaiting a care package in their own home: Dec-20 = 146 Jan-21 = 117 Feb-21 = 116 Mar-21 = 154 Apr-21 = 148 May-21 = 153 Jun-21 = 151 Jul-21 = 135 Aug-21 = 140 Sep-21 = 166 Oct-21 = 174 Nov-21 = 168

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