Acute Beds: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many delayed discharges there were in acute hospitals in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in the last 12 months. (130968)

The number of patients with delayed transfer of care at East Sussex hospitals national health service trust is available in the following table:

*Month*
2006	Patients with delayed transfer of care
March	52
April	59
May	56
June	55
July	55
August	68
September	64
October	58
November	34
December	34

2007
January	38
February	46
Note: The number of delayed transfers of care is a snapshot taken at Midnight every Thursday. Source: Department of Health SitReps

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 25 April 2007