§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health in each quarter in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001, how many hospital beds were unavailable in Arundel and South Downs to incoming patients as a result of their occupation by (i) delayed discharge patients who were awaiting social services funding and (ii) delayed discharge patients who had fully funded social services packages arranged. [18321]
§ Ms BlearsInformation is not collected centrally in the format requested.
Quarterly information for West Sussex health authority, for patients aged 75 and over, has been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations have been cancelled in Arundel and South Downs, in each quarter in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001, as a result of hospital beds being occupied by (i) delayed discharge patients who are awaiting social services funding or assessment and (ii) delayed discharge patients who had fully funded social services packages arranged. [18320]
§ Ms BlearsInformation is not collected centrally in the format requested.
Statistics on the number of operations cancelled for non-medical reasons in each health authority are collected on a quarterly basis. Copies are available in the Library. The latest figures are for quarter 1 (April-June) of the 2001–02 financial year.