Freedom of Information Request: 0640 2019/20

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1^st April 2018.  Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham:

• Of those patients who experienced delayed discharge and were discharged in (a) 2019 how many were delayed due to health and social care reasons for

(a) 1-3 months, 74

(b) 3-6 months 10

(c) 6-9 months, 0

(d) 9-12 months, 0

(e) 12-18 months 0

(f) 18-24 months, 0

(g) over 24 months. 0

2020

• 1-3 months 10

• 3-6 months 2

• 6-9months 0

• 9-12months 0

• 12-18months 0

• 18-24months 0

• Over 24months 0

• What was the longest any patient discharged in

(a) 2019 170 days

(b) 2020 (so far) 120 days

was delayed due to a delayed discharge based on health and social care reasons.

• Of those patients currently experiencing delayed discharge due to health and social care reasons, how many have been delayed for

(a) 1-3 months, 5

(b) 3-6 months 1

(c) 6-9 months, 0

(d) 9-12 months, 0

(e) 12-18 months, 0

(f) 18-24 months 0,

(g) over 24 months 0.

• What is the longest any patient currently experiencing delayed discharge due to health and social care reasons has been delayed.

The longest current DToC is 154 days.

Heartlands, Good Hope, Solihull Hospitals:

• Of those patients who experienced delayed discharge and were discharged in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 (so far), how many were delayed due to health and social care reasons for (a) 1-3 months, (b) 3-6 months (c) 6-9 months, (d) 9-12 months, (e) 12-18 months, (f) 18-24 months, and (g) over 24 months.
• What was the longest any patient discharged in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 (so far) was delayed due to a delayed discharge based on health and social care reasons.
• Of those patients currently experiencing delayed discharge due to health and social care reasons, how many have been delayed for (a) 1-3 months, (b) 3-6 months (c) 6-9 months, (d) 9-12 months, (e) 12-18 months, (f) 18-24 months, and (g) over 24 months.
• What is the longest any patient currently experiencing delayed discharge due to health and social care reasons has been delayed.

Due to differences in information systems we do not hold this information for our Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals. We however collate monthly snapshot figures for patient numbers, please see the table below for these.