HL Deb 14 September 2001 vol 627 c33WA
Baroness Barker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For England and for each health authority in England, what is the number of patients whose discharge from hospital is delayed in each of the following age groups (i) 0 to 15 years, (ii) 16 to 59 years, and (iii) 60 years and over, and what were the reasons for such delays. [HL674]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Information is not available centrally in the form requested. Information on the delayed discharges of patients aged over 75 years is collected from each health authority on a quarterly basis. That information has been collected on a consistent basis for the last two years and has been placed in the Library.