Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the delayed discharge figures are for (a) the Avon,
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority and (b) the Weston Primary Care Trust for each of the last five
years, including (i) the number and proportion of patients of all ages occupying an acute hospital bed whose discharge was delayed,
(ii) the number and proportion of patients aged 75 years and over occupying an acute hospital bed whose discharge was delayed, (iii)
the main reasons for delay and the numbers and proportion of patients of all ages who are delayed for each of the reasons and (iv)
the numbers and proportions of patients who have been delayed (A) one to eight days, (B) eight to 14 days, (C) 14 to 28 days and (D)
over 28 days. [188751]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is shown in the tables. Information is provided from the year Avon, Gloucestershire
and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority and North Somerset Primary Care Trust were established.
Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT
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Patients occupying a Number of delayed Delayed transfer rate
General/Acute hospital transfers (percentage)
bed
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002-03 513 33 6.4
Q2 2002-03 503 12 2.4
Q3 2002-03 369 15 4.1
Q4 2002-03 460 23 5.0
Q1 2003-04 477 2 0.4
Q2 2003-04 436 9 2.1
Q3 2003-04 456 2 0.4
Q4 2003-04 506 3 0.6
Q1 2004-05 511 4 0.8
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002-03 2,570 284 11.1
Q2 2002-03 3,317 286 8.6
Q3 2002-03 4,118 253 6.1
Q4 2002-03 4,784 225 4.7
Q1 2003-04 4,674 155 3.3
Q2 2003-04 4,608 402 8.7
Q3 2003-04 4,658 139 3.0
Q4 2003-04 4,413 71 1.6
Q1 2004-05 4,303 113 2.6
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Source: Local Delivery Plan Return.
Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT
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Patients over 75 Number of delayed Delayed transfer rate
occupying a transfers (percentage)
General/Acute hospital
bed
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002-03 220 18 8.2
Q2 2002-03 314 5 1.6
Q3 2002-03 167 14 8.4
Q4 2002-03 218 3 1.4
Q1 2003-04 213 2 0.9
Q2 2003-04 200 5 2.5
Q3 2003-04 218 1 0.5
Q4 2003-04 236 1 0.4
Q1 2004-05 207 2 1.0
Avon. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002-03 1,395 156 11.2
Q2 2002-03 1,576 215 13.6
Q3 2002-03 1,744 155 8.9
Q4 2002-03 2,146 128 6.0
Q1 2003-04 1,966 115 5.8
Q2 2003-04 2,108 106 5.0
Q3 2003-04 2,025 105 5.2
Q4 2003-04 2,208 49 2.2
Q1 2004-05 1,995 69 3.5
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Source: Local Delivery Plan Return.
Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT by reason
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Awaiting Awaiting Awaiting Awaiting Awaiting Patient/ Other
completion public further NHS residential domiciliary Family
of funding care / package exercising
assessment nursing choice
home
placement
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002-03 32 17 20 64 19 16 7
Q2 2002-03 16 32 21 91 28 35 14
Q3 2002-03 36 11 35 76 24 19 20
Q4 2002-03 18 21 39 91 33 7 17
Q1 2003-04 6 18 31 55 21 13 10
Q2 2003-04 36 141 35 86 37 39 26
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002-03 4 5 0 7 2 3 0
Q2 2002-03 1 2 0 7 2 0 0
Q3 2002-03 2 5 1 3 2 1 1
Q4 2002-03 0 0 6 12 6 0 0
Q1 2003-04 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Q2 2003-04 1 0 2 2 3 0 1
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Note: The numbers of delayed transfers by reason and by length of day are as supplied to the Department of Health by Primary Care
Trusts (PCTs). Not all PCTs could give a full breakdown of the total number of delays into reasons, and therefore the sum of the
individual reasons may not tally with the overall number of delays. Data quality has improved over recent quarters. Source: Local
Delivery Plan Return.
Delayed transfers in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA and North Somerset PCT by length of delay
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Total delayed Total delayed 8-14 Total delayed 14-28 Total delayed 28
8 days days days days
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA
Q1 2002-03 66 32 40 62
Q2 2002-03 66 36 44 91
Q3 2002-03 62 40 39 68
Q4 2002-03 91 32 37 65
Q1 2003-04 60 31 30 34
Q2 2003-04 109 63 77 153
North Somerset PCT
Q1 2002-03 18 4 5 6
Q2 2002-03 2 7 2 1
Q3 2002-03 4 4 3 4
Q4 2002-03 21 0 1 1
Q1 2003-04 1 0 1 0
Q2 2003-04 6 2 1 0
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Note: The numbers of delayed transfers by reason and by length of day are as supplied to the Department of Health by Primary Care
Trusts (PCTs). Not all PCTs could give a full breakdown of the total number of delays into reasons, and therefore the sum of the
individual reasons may not tally with the overall number of delays. Data quality has improved over recent quarters. Source: Local
Delivery Plan Return.