Acute Beds: East Sussex

Mr. Waterson
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.

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

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|2006                                                                                                                           |Patients with delayed transfer of care|
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|March                                                                                                                          |52                                    |
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|April                                                                                                                          |59                                    |
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|May                                                                                                                            |56                                    |
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|June                                                                                                                           |55                                    |
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|July                                                                                                                           |55                                    |
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|August                                                                                                                         |68                                    |
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|September                                                                                                                      |64                                    |
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|October                                                                                                                        |58                                    |
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|November                                                                                                                       |34                                    |
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|December                                                                                                                       |34                                    |
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|2007                                                                                                                           |                                      |
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|January                                                                                                                        |38                                    |
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|February                                                                                                                       |46                                    |
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|Note:The number of delayed transfers of care is a snapshot taken at Midnight every Thursday.Source:Department of Health SitReps|                                      |
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