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Written question asked by Michael Dugher (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2017. It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 April 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Hospital Beds

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital bed days were lost in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK as a result of delays in discharging patients each year from 2010 to 2016.

Answer

Data are collected on the total delayed days during each month for all patients delayed throughout the month. The total number of delayed days in each year between 2011/12 (the first full year for which data are available) and 2015/16, for Barnsley, South Yorkshire and England are shown in the table below. As health is a devolved issue, the number of delayed days in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not collected by NHS England.

Total number of delayed days in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and England

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

Barnsley Local Authority

1,053

992

1,104

1,060

1,568

South Yorkshire1

23,243

12,465

34,521

37,362

35,959

England

1,373,392

1,380,475

1,413,591

1,624,977

1,809,883

Source: NHS England, Delayed Transfers of Care Data

Notes:

1South Yorkshire includes Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster Local Authorities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69375
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Discharges Administrative delays Hospital beds Patients
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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