FOI_8062

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8062

Date Request Received: 23/07/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 05/08/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: DTOC Spinal Injuries

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: I would like to make the following freedom of information request to your organisation. Please can I request the following: ****The following request is regarding your spinal injury unit and refers to spinal injury patients only: 1. As of 19th July 2024, how many spinal injury patients are currently inpatients at your hospital?

Answer To Question 1: On this date there were 38 spinal injury inpatients in our hospital

Question Number 2: 2. As of 19th July 2024, how many spinal injury patients who are inpatients at your hospital are currently fit for discharged but their discharge is delayed?

Answer To Question 2: On this date, there were 5 spinal injury inpatients at our hospital who were fit for discharge but their discharge is delayed.

Question Number 3: 3. How many of the patients from question 2 are delayed due to a lack of housing or due to housing that is in need of adaptations?

Answer To Question 3: Two reported

Question Number 4: 4. Of the patients from question 3, who have been waiting for housing or housing adaptions to be discharged – what is the length of their delayed discharge? Please break down either individually or group by how many have been waiting more than a month, 2-6 months, 6-12months, 1 year etc?

Answer To Question 4: 78 days/ 45 days

Question Number 5: 5. What is the longest length of delayed discharge, of the patients from question 3, due to a lack of housing or in need of housing adaptions?

Answer To Question 5: 78 days

Question Number 6: 6. What is the average length of delayed discharge, of the patients from questions 3, due to a lack of housing or in need of housing adaptions?

Answer To Question 6: 62 days

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