§ Mr. SwireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many operations have been cancelled in Devon, in each quarter in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001, as a result of hospital beds being occupied by (i) delayed discharge patients who were awaiting social services funding or assessment and (ii) delayed discharge patients who had fully funded social services packages arranged; [18285]
(2) how many hospital beds were unavailable in Devon to incoming patients as a result of their occupation by (a)delayed discharge patients who were awaiting social services funding and (b) delayed discharge patients who had fully funded social services packages arranged in each quarter in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. [18286]
§ Ms BlearsInformation is not collected centrally in the requested format. The available information on delayed discharges in north and east Devon health authority has been placed in the Library.