Delayed Transfers of Care, May 2010

Statistics on Delayed Transfers of Care include data for Wales on the census date 19 May 2010. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 25 May 2010.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The total number of patients experiencing a delayed transfer of care on the census date of 19 May 2010 was 569; this is a decrease of 36, or 6.0 per cent, on the figure for 21 April 2010.
• The total number of patients waiting to leave the NHS was 449.  Of these, 106 were delayed in mental health facilities and 343 were in other acute and community hospitals. A further 58 patients were experiencing a delayed transfer within the NHS or waiting for an assessment and for 62 the next stage could not be determined.
• The median length of delay for patients waiting to leave the NHS was 27 days.

Further information

StatsWales website

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3134
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

20 July 2010