HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 c917W
Richard Younger-Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he is making in tackling the problem of delayed discharge in the national health service. [43744]

Jacqui Smith

The latest published figures for December 2001 of people aged over 75 whose discharge was delayed was 5,117. This represents around a 12 per cent. reduction compared to the same period in 2000.