§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients experienced delayed discharge from hospitals in(a) England and (b) Wales in the last quarter; [82835]
(2) if he will make a statement on the duration of delayed discharges, as a percentage of delayed discharges, waiting (a) less than eight days, (b) eight to 14 days, (c) 15 to 28 days and (d) more than 28 days in the last quarter; [82486]
(3) what proportion of patients awaiting discharge from hospital were delayed from being discharged due to awaiting (a) a care home placement, (b) assessment, (c) public funding, (d) a domiciliary package and (e) other reasons in the last quarter. [82487]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answers 25 November 2002]: Delayed Discharge figures for Quarter 1, 2002–03 are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of Welsh resident patients who have had their discharge from hospital in England delayed, in each hospital with more than 20 patients in this category. [87157]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information requested is not available centrally. However, in preparing for the introduction of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges, etc) Bill, it was established that the percentage of Welsh resident patients admitted to hospitals in English health authorities near to the border in 2000–01 was very small, an average of 7.5 per cent. of all admissions. No health and social care communities are reporting as many as 20 delays.