- FoI Number
- 2023-327
- Subject
- Delayed Discharges
- Date Received
- 06/09/2023
- Request and Response
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- In this health board, of those patients who were discharged from hospital - but whose discharge had been delayed during the month ending 31 July 2023 - what was the average length of the delay in days? Please also provide the data for each of the preceding 12 months.
Month
Avg
Aug-22
11.58
Sep-22
13.68
Oct-22
14.9
Nov-22
11.78
Dec-22
11.4
Jan-23
13.44
Feb-23
9.38
Mar-23
8.71
Apr-23
9.58
May-23
1.00
Jun-23
5.86
Jul-23
10.78
Please note that that the average length of delay is based on the delayed discharge monthly average and patients can be counted within more than one month if their stay is across the end of one month and the beginning of another.
- In this health board, of those patients who were discharged from hospital - but whose discharge had been delayed during the month ending 31 July 2023 - what was the length of the longest delay in days? Please also provide the data for each of the preceding 12 months.
Month
Longest Delay
Aug-22
31
Sep-22
30
Oct-22
31
Nov-22
31
Dec-22
31
Jan-23
31
Feb-23
17
Mar-23
14
Apr-23
23
May-23
1
Jun-23
12
Jul-23
18
Please note that that the average length of delay is based on the delayed discharge monthly average and patients can be counted within more than one month if their stay is across the end of one month and the beginning of another.
- In this health board, of those patients currently in hospital who are medically fit for discharge but who are nevertheless delayed, what is the average length of delay in days?
4
- In this health board, of those patients currently in hospital who are medically fit for discharge but who are nevertheless delayed, what is the longest delay in days?
16 days.
