Delayed Transfers of Care
The Monthly Situation Report collects data on the total delayed days during the month for all patients delayed throughout the month.
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About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DCB3032
- Publication date
- 9 January 2020
- Status
- Retired
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
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- Contact point
england.nhsdata@nhs.net
Using this standard
- Associated medias
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- Scope
- NHS Trusts and some social enterprises who provider NHS beds. Retired by the DAPB 27/04/2023
More information
The monthly situation report – delayed transfers of care collects the total delayed days during the month for all patients delayed throughout the month. Data are collected at provider organisation level, from NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and community enterprises. Data are also shown by local authority that is responsible for each patient delayed. Data are split by the agency responsible for delay (NHS, social services or both), type of care that the patient receives (acute or non-acute) and reason for delay.
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