Please note as per s60 9.3.1 “The legislation only applies to recorded information which is held by the authority at the time when the request is received.” Therefore answers pertain to the information that was held on 18/01/23, when the request was received.
1. Please provide details of the health board’s discharge policy prior to Nicola Sturgeon’s request, which was announced on January 16, 2023, that all health boards review their delayed discharge numbers and procedures.
2. Please provide details of what changes have been made to the health board’s delayed discharge numbers and procedures following this request from the First Minister.
As of the 18/01/23 there has been no change to the policy.
There has been no change to the delayed discharge numbers as only 2 days have passed between the 16/01/23 and 18/01/23 when the request was made.
