Delayed Discharge for Mental Health Patients - FOI Response Register

1. Please provide the total number of mental health inpatients who experienced delayed discharge in your health board area for each of the last two calendar years (or financial years), broken down by year.
2. Length of delayed discharge: Please provide the average and longest number of days patients remained in hospital in your health board area after being medically fit for discharge, for each year.
3. Main reasons for delayed discharge: Please provide a breakdown of the primary reasons for delayed discharges among mental health patients (housing issues, lack of social care support, etc.) for each year.
4. Age and diagnosis categories: If available, please provide data broken down by age groups (under 18, 18–65, over 65) and primary mental health diagnosis category.
5. Costs associated with delayed discharges: If possible, please provide estimates of the financial cost of delayed discharges for mental health patients for each of the last two years.

NHS Shetland does not have inpatient Mental Health Beds