Total number of days patients spend delayed in hospital following their ready for discharge date.

Number of bed days occupied for all patients meeting the definition of a delayed discharge in each calendar month.

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is patients meeting the definition of a delayed discharge (inferred).

Patients where Ready for Discharge Date is the last day of the month (as the assumption is that they were not delayed as at 00:00 hours on that day).

Public Health Scotland delayed discharge monthly data submission. NHS Boards are required to submit one national data return containing: details of all patients delayed for one or more days within the calendar month. The reporting period covers from 00:00 on the 1st calendar day of the month to 23:59 on the last calendar day of the month. Information provided includes: reason for delay, location of delay and delay length.

Public Health Scotland produces Delayed discharges in NHS Scotland annually and monthly. Also reported on NHS performs website.

Annual Report publichealthscotland.scot/publications/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-annual/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-annual-annual-summary-of-occupied-bed-days-and-census-figures-data-to-march-2022-planned-revision/ Monthly report publichealthscotland.scot/publications/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-monthly/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-monthly-figures-for-june-2023/#section-1 Data definitions manual beta.isdscotland.org/topics/delayed-discharges/data-definitions-and-submission/ webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20230710191604/https://beta.isdscotland.org/media/9456/dd-data-definitions-manual.pdf