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Delayed transfers of care from hospital which are attributable to adult social care per 100,000 population (1104) Metric type Discontinued

URI
http://id.esd.org.uk/metricType/1104
Help text
Average number of delayed transfers of care on a particular day taken over the year that are attributable to social care or jointly to social care and the NHS divided by the size of the adult population in the area (aged 18 and over) multiplied by 100,000.

A delayed transfer of care occurs when a patient is ready for transfer from a hospital bed, but is still occupying such a bed. A patient is ready for transfer when:
  • (a) a clinical decision has been made that the patient is ready for transfer AND
  • (b) a multi-disciplinary team decision has been made that the patient is ready for transfer AND
  • (c) the patient is safe to discharge/transfer.
  • Modified
    03 Apr 2020
    Data last updated
    13 Aug 2018
    Also known as
    • ASCOF 2C(2)
    Short label
    Delayed transfers of care from hospital that are attributable to adult social care per 100,000 population
    Status
    Discontinued
    Output precision
    1
    Polarity
    a low value is good
    Measure
    Per 100,000 population
    Dataset
    Delayed transfers of care from hospital
    Collection
    Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England
    Source
    NHS Digital
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