Sample Characteristic: Adults who are clinically ready for discharge but remain in hospital for one day or more
Delayed Discharge Data – Public Health Scotland (DDD)
To monitor the timeliness and safety of hospital discharge in NHS Scotland by reporting, each month, on adults who are clinically ready to leave hospital but remain because the required care, support, accommodation or funding is not yet in place. The dataset provides counts of people delayed at a monthly census point, associated bed days within each month, and discharges following delay.