§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds were subject to delayed discharge in each hospital trust in England as at(a) 31 December 2002 and (b) 31 December 2001. [89936]
§ Jacqui SmithThe table shows the data for England from September 2001 to September 2002. Information for December 2002 is not yet available. The detailed breakdowns of these figures by health authorities and primary care trusts have been placed in the Library.
England: numbers of delayed discharges of patients of all ages by primary care trust1 Number Rate (percentage) September 2002 5,385 5.1 June 2002 5,489 5.1 March 2002 5,473 5.2 December 2001 6,419 6.1 September 2001 7,065 6.6 1 March 2002, December 2001 and September 2001 figures were collected by health authorities.