HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1955-7W
Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the delayed discharge figures are for(a) the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority and (b) the Weston Primary Care Trust for each of the last five years, including (i) the number and proportion of patients of all ages occupying an acute hospital bed whose discharge was delayed, (ii) the number and proportion of patients aged 75 years and over occupying an acute hospital bed whose discharge was delayed, (iii) the main reasons for delay and the numbers and proportion of patients of all ages who are delayed for each of the reasons and (iv) the numbers and proportions of patients who have been delayed (A) one to eight days, (B) eight to 14 days, (C) 14 to 28 days and (D) over 28 days. [188751]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is shown in the tables. Information is provided from the year Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority and North Somerset Primary Care Trust were established.

Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT
Patients occupying a General/Acute hospital bed Number of delayed transfers Delayed transfer rate (percentage)
North Somerset PCT
QI 2002–03 513 33 6.4
Q2 2002–03 503 12 2.4
Q3 2002–03 369 15 4.1
Q4 2002–03 460 23 5.0
Q1 2003–04 477 2 0.4

Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT by reason
Awaiting completion of assessment Awaiting public funding Awaiting further NHS care Awaiting residential/nursing home placement Awaiting domiciliary package patient/Family exercising choice Other
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002–03 32 17 20 64 19 16 7
Q2 2002–03 16 32 21 91 28 35 14
Q3 2002–03 36 11 35 76 24 19 20
Q4 2002–03 18 21 39 91 33 7 17
Q1 2003–04 6 18 31 55 21 13 10
Q2 2003–04 36 141 35 86 37 39 26
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002–03 4 5 0 7 2 3 0
Q2 2002–03 1 2 0 7 2 0 0

Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT
Patients occupying a General/Acute hospital bed Number of delayed transfers Delayed transfers rate (percentage)
Q2 2003–04 436 9 2.1
Q3 2003–04 456 2 0.4
Q4 2003–04 506 3 0.6
Q1 2004–05 511 4 0.8
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002–03 2,570 284 11.1
Q2 2002–03 3,317 286 8.6
Q3 2002–03 4,118 253 6.1
Q4 2002–03 4,784 225 4.7
Q1 2003–04 4,674 155 3.3
Q2 2003–04 4,608 402 8.7
Q3 2003–04 4,658 139 3.0
Q4 2003–04 4,413 71 1.6
Q1 2004–05 4,303 113 2.6
Source:
Local Delivery Plan Return.

Delayed transfers in Avon. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT
Patients over 75 occupying a General/Acute hospital bed Number of delayed transfers Delayed transfer rate (percentage)
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002–03 220 18 8.2
Q2 2002–03 314 5 1.6
Q3 2002–03 167 14 8.4
Q4 2002–03 218 3 1.4
Q1 2003–04 213 2 0.9
Q2 2003–04 200 5 2.5
Q3 2003–04 218 1 0.5
Q4 2003–04 236 1 0.4
Q1 2004–05 207 2 1.0
Avon. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002–03 1,395 156 11.2
Q2 2002–03 1,576 215 13.6
Q3 2002–03 1,744 155 8.9
Q4 2002–03 2,146 128 6.0
Q1 2003–04 1,966 115 5.8
Q2 2003–04 2,108 106 5.0
Q3 2003–04 2,025 105 5.2
Q4 2003–04 2,208 49 2.2
Q1 2004–05 1,995 69 3.5
Source:
Local Delivery Plan Return.

Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT by reason
Awaiting completion of assessment Awaiting public funding Awaiting further NHS care Awaiting residential/nursing home placement Awaiting domiciliary package Patient/Family exercising choice Other
Q3 2002–03 2 5 1 3 2 1 1
Q4 2002–03 0 0 6 12 6 0 0
Q1 2003–04 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Q2 2003–04 1 0 2 2 3 0 1
Note:
The numbers of delayed transfers by reason and by length of day are as supplied to the Department of Health by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Not all PCTs could give a full breakdown of the total number of delays into reasons, and therefore the sum of the individual reasons may not tally with the overall number of delays. Data quality has improved over recent quarters.
Source:
Local Delivery Plan Return.

Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT by length of delay
Total delayed <8 days Total delayed 8–14 days Total delayed 14–28 days Total delayed 28+ days
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002–03 66 32 40 62
Q2 2002–03 66 36 44 91
Q3 2002–03 62 40 39 68
Q4 2002–03 91 32 37 65
Q1 2003–04 60 31 30 34
Q2 2003–04 109 63 77 153
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002–03 18 4 5 6
Q2 2002–03 2 7 2 1
Q3 2002–03 4 4 3 4
Q4 2002–03 21 0 1 1
Q1 2003–04 1 0 1 0
Q2 2003–04 6 2 1 0
Note:
The numbers of delayed transfers by reason and by length of day are as supplied to the Department of Health by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Not all PCTs could give a full breakdown of the total number of delays into reasons, and therefore the sum of the individual reasons may not tally with the overall number of delays. Data quality has improved over recent quarters.
Source:
Local Delivery Plan Return.

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