Number of delayed discharges over 3 days due to health and social care & patient and family related reasons.

Number of delayed discharges over 3 days due to health and social care & patient and family related reasons. Health and social care reasons are where a person remains inappropriately in hospital after treatment is complete and is awaiting appropriate arrangements to be made by the health and social care partnership for safe discharge. Patient, family and carer related reasons includes delays due to legal reasons and disagreements.

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is people with a delayed discharge due to health and social care & patient and family related reasons (inferred).

Inter-hospital transfers and people being appropriately treated in intermediate care or non-hospital facilities.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) delayed discharge monthly data submission. Collects data on The number of people delayed as at a monthly census snapshot. Information provided includes: reason for delay, location of delay and delay length. 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.

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