HC Deb 30 March 2004 vol 419 cc1371-2W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the performance of(a) Bournemouth borough council and (b) Dorset county council in tackling bed blocking arising at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital Trust. [163800]

Dr. Ladyman

In the last four weeks, the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital National Health Service Trust has reported between 17 and 32 delayed discharges of residents of Bournemouth borough council. The same trust has reported, in the last four weeks, between 11 and 23 delayed discharges of residents of Dorset county council. These delays were due to a range of reasons; some patients were awaiting

Figure 1
£
Amount
Round 1 2,015,443
Round 2 586,536
Round 3 3,333,061
Round 4 3,919,851
Round 5 193,575
Total 10,048,466