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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 13 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospitals: Discharges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed discharges there were in Lincolnshire since 2022.

Answer

Since September 2024, NHS England has published data on the number of discharges occurring at least one day after a patient has become medically ready for discharge, aggregated at an integrated care system (ICS) level. For the Lincolnshire ICS, between September 2024 and December 2024, there were a total of 2,323 discharges of adult acute patients occurring at least one day after they had become medically ready.

The following table shows the average number of patients who remained in hospital each day, despite being medically ready for discharge, from the Lincolnshire ICS, from December 2022 to December 2024:

Year

Average number of patients remaining in hospital each day despite being medically ready for discharge

December 2022

150

December 2023

137

December 2024

135

Source: NHS England


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23261
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Discharges Hospitals Standards Lincolnshire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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