Written question WQ100465
- Asked by
- Steve BaylissReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Minister publish delayed discharge figures for each health board, broken down by recorded cause and identifying whether responsibility lies with the NHS, social care or both, alongside agreed deadlines for resolving the principal barriers?
Declared interest
My partner works within the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Health and Care (Mabon ap Gwynfor)
Delayed discharge data are already published monthly through the Welsh Government's Pathways of Care Delays reporting framework, including breakdowns by health board, local authority and recorded reason for delay. The framework provides health and social care partners with a comprehensive overview of the key causes of delays and supports local and regional action to improve safe and timely discharge. You can find a link to the data here - [stats.gov.wales]
The data are reported by reason for delay rather than attributing responsibility to the NHS, social care or both, as delays are often the result of multiple system factors. Work towards resolving delay challenges is being taken forward between Welsh Government and regional partners using the published data to target improvement activity.