Delayed Discharge Bed Days as a Proportion of All Occupied Bed Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Delayed discharge bed days as a proportion of all occupied bed days.
Numerator
Delayed discharge bed days.
Denominator
All occupied bed days.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
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.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public Health Scotland produces Delayed discharges in NHS Scotland annually.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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