§ Mr. Ruffley:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the targets that his Department has set (a) Suffolk county council and (b) primary care trusts for delayed discharges in Suffolk. [131846]
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§ Dr. Ladyman:The Department does not set individual councils or primary care trusts targets for reductions in delayed discharges. The Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 has established a system of reimbursement, fully operational from January 2004, that provides an incentive for councils and health bodies to work closer together to reduce delays. Continued reductions in the levels of delayed discharges are therefore expected.
§ Mr. Burns:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the national delayed discharges figures for each quarter in 2002–03. [129845]
§ Dr. Ladyman[holding answer 15 September 2003,]:Delayed discharge figures for each quarter of 2002–03 have been published and are available in the Library.