- FoI Number
- 2024-013
- Subject
- Delayed Discharge
- Date Received
- 04/04/2024
- Request and Response
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- Annually, since 2015, the longest time a single patient remained in a hospital in your health board due to delayed discharge.
With regards to pre June 2016 data in accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.
2024 data is for Jan – Mar
See table below
- Please provide both the total length of their stay, and the length attributable to delayed discharge.
Figures provided are for the longest stay of a patient who was delayed discharge.
Year
Longest Stay (Days)
Length of said Stay Attributable to Delay (Days)
2016
75
43
2017
66
20
2018
94
27
2019
73
66
2020
96
40
2021
61
7
2022
114
8
2023
100
13
2024
155
21
