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Delayed Discharges in NHSScotland Edit

These data provide monthly information on the number of hospital bed days occupied by people delayed in their discharge and the number of people experiencing a delay in discharge from hospital at the monthly census point. The data relate to people aged 18 and over who were clinically ready for discharge. Figures are shown for Scotland, NHS Board of delay and Council area / Local authority of residence.\r\n\r\nFurther information on delayed discharges can be found in the monthly and annual publications.\r\nThe date of the next release can be found on our list of forthcoming publications.

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License	UK Open Government Licence v3.0
Category	Council and Government, Elections / Politics, Health and Social Care, Planning and Development
Maintainer	Public Health Scotland
Date Created	2020-03-12
Date Updated	2024-09-03
Original dataset link	https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland