Delayed Discharge Bed Days by Council Area

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Number of bed days occupied by a delayed discharge in each calendar month, by council area, age group and reason for delay. Data is included from July 2016.

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
MonthOfDelay numeric Data is recorded for all bed days occupied by people delayed in their discharge from hospital in the calendar month
CA text Each Council area has a unique nine digit code identifying the council area / local authority of residence for the delay, based on the boundaries as at the time of delay

Council area labels

CAQF text
AgeGroup text Age grouping is calculated as at the person's ready for discharge date
AgeGroupQF text
ReasonForDelay text Reason for delay indicates the principal reason grouping for a person's delay at the end of the reporting month

Appendix D in National Reporting requirements

ReasonForDelayQF text
NumberOfDelayedBedDays numeric The number of delayed bed days within the calendar month
AverageDailyNumberOfDelayedBeds numeric The average daily number of delayed beds is calculated by dividing the total number of delayed discharge bed days in the month by the number of days in the calendar month.

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Data last updated April 2, 2024
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