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Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 12 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 January 2003. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 9 January 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rates of delayed discharge were for health authorities in each of the last four quarters in the areas of (a) 3* social services, (b) 2* social services, (c) 1* social services and (d) 0* social services; which 3* social services departments chose not to allocate their funding for Delayed Discharges, Special Grant, 2002-03, to reducing delayed discharge; what assessment he has made of the effects of the special grant for delayed discharges made available to social services departments in 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fact that NHS Quarter 2 (September 2002) figures have been placed in Library with earlier quarters' data.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
397 c325-6W; 87322;87323;87324
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Care homes Discharges Grants Hospital beds Patients Social services
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk