§ Mrs. Roe:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2003–04 delayed discharge statistics for England. [142066]
§ Dr. Ladyman:The latest figures on delayed discharge for Quarter 2, 2003–04 (September 2003) have been placed in the Library. The figures for Quarter 1 are available in the Library.
§ Mrs. Roe:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish statistics on the number of emergency readmissions to NHS hospitals of patients aged 75 and over in England, for each quarter since January, for which figures are available. [142067]
§ Dr. Ladyman:Monitoring information on readmissions within 28 days of discharge is collected for all ages only. Information is available at primary care trust and strategic health authority level. Information for Quarter 4, 2002–03 (January 2003 to March 2003), Quarter 1, 2003–04 (April 2003 to June 2003) and Quarter 2, 2003–04 (July 2003 to September 2003) has been placed in the Library.