Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19319

Hospitals: Discharges

Tabled: 11 December 2024

Answered: 7 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Edward Argar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of patients who (a) were medically fit to be discharged and (b) were not discharged from hospital on 1 December 2024.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The number of patients who were medically fit to be discharged, those who no longer met the criteria to reside, in England on 1 December 2024 was 17,646, compared to 25,896 in December 2023. The number of patients who no longer met the criteria to reside ...

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