§ Mr. Burns:To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds in NHS hospitals in Greater London were occupied by delayed discharge patients at the latest available date. [24632]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation collected in Quarter 2 of 2001–02 (September 2001) showed a rate of delayed discharge of 6.5 per cent. (proportion of beds occupied by patients whose discharge is delayed) in the London Region.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the extent of bed blocking in(a) the south- east and (b) other regions in the United Kingdom. [24673]
§ Jacqui SmithThe table shows the rate of delayed discharge in each national health service region for quarter 2 of 2001–02:
655W
Delayed discharge rate for all ages per region for Q2 2001 –02 Percentage Northern and Yorkshire 5.6 Trent 3.3 West Midlands 7.7 North-west 4.1 Eastern 7.6 London 6.5 South-east 10.3 South-west 7.1 We are investing an additional £300 million over this year and next as part of a radical 'cash for change' programme. This is aimed at further reducing delayed discharges and targeted on the areas with the most serious problems.
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many delayed discharges there were in the Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and South East Hampshire NHS Trusts in(a)1997, (b)1998, (c)1999 and (d)2000. [22377]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 11 December 2001]Information collected centrally on delayed discharges for the years 1997–2000 in the Isle of Wight health authority and Portsmouth and South East Hampshire health authority areas has been placed in the Library. Information is also available for Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire health authority, which was formed in April 2001.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 1036W, what the five predominant reasons for delayed discharge of those over 75 years of age were (a) in number of cases for each reason and (b) as a percentage for (i)Q3 2000–01, (ii) Q4 2000–01 and (iii) Q1 2000–02, by (A) region and (B) health authority. [24045]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 19 December 2001]The information requested has been placed in the Library. This does not include information requested on quarter 1 2001 –02 figures for those over 75 years of age, since from April 2001 figures on reasons for delay are only collected on the basis of patients of all ages. The information has been supplied for patients of all ages in quarter 1 2001 –02.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 1036W, what the average length of delay for those over 75 years of age was in (a) Q3 2000–01, (b) Q4 2000–01 and (c) Q1 2001–02, by (i) region and (ii) health authority. [24043]
§ Jacqui Smith:[holding answer 19 December 2001]No information was collected centrally about the length of delay for patients with delayed discharge until the first quarter of 2001–02. The information on the breakdown in length of delay for patients of all ages in quarter 1 of 2001 –02 has been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 1036W, on delayed discharges, if he will set out (a) by region and (b) by health authority the mortality rate for those readmitted over 75 years of age (i) in re-admission and (ii) within 30 days of readmission in (A) Q3 2000–01, (B) Q4 2000–01, and (C) Q1 2001–02. [24046]
§ Jacqui Smith:[holding answer 19 December 2001]The information requested is not collected centrally.