Delayed hospital discharges: total pathway of care delays and total days delayed, April 2023 onwards

Data values	Data description	Local health board	local authority of residence	Reason for delay	Date
3	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	October 2024
1	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	November 2024
6	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	December 2024
3	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	February 2025
1	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	March 2025
2	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	April 2025
1	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting hospital arranged transport	August 2025
36	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	April 2023
40	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	May 2023
50	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	June 2023
40	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	July 2023
36	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	August 2023
39	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	September 2023
37	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	October 2023
25	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	November 2023
41	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	December 2023
36	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	January 2024
43	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	February 2024
52	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	March 2024
35	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	April 2024
32	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	May 2024
46	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	June 2024
32	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	July 2024
27	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	August 2024
42	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	September 2024
54	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	October 2024
48	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	November 2024
50	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	December 2024
40	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	January 2025
56	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	February 2025
52	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	March 2025
58	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	April 2025
59	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	May 2025
48	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	June 2025
54	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	July 2025
53	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Funding issues	August 2025
8	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	April 2023
19	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	May 2023
20	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	June 2023
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	July 2023
12	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	August 2023
9	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	September 2023
12	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	October 2023
13	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	November 2023
11	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	December 2023
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	January 2024
13	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	February 2024
16	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	March 2024
10	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	April 2024
12	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	May 2024
13	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	June 2024
9	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	July 2024
8	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	August 2024
15	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	September 2024
21	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	October 2024
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	November 2024
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	December 2024
13	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	January 2025
18	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	February 2025
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	March 2025
18	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	April 2025
15	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	May 2025
11	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	June 2025
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	July 2025
19	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision	August 2025
19	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	April 2023
15	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	May 2023
25	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	June 2023
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	July 2023
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	August 2023
25	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	September 2023
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	October 2023
9	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	November 2023
23	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	December 2023
12	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	January 2024
25	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	February 2024
28	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	March 2024
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	April 2024
16	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	May 2024
28	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	June 2024
20	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	July 2024
17	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	August 2024
23	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	September 2024
27	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	October 2024
21	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	November 2024
22	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	December 2024
24	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	January 2025
32	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	February 2025
29	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	March 2025
31	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	April 2025
29	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	May 2025
29	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	June 2025
26	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	July 2025
28	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting funding decision FNC/CHC	August 2025
9	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	April 2023
6	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	May 2023
5	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	June 2023
6	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	July 2023
2	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	August 2023
5	count of delays	Wales	Wales	Awaiting joint funding decision	September 2023

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Main information

• Most recent update: 26 September 2025
• Next update expected: 23 October 2025
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Delivery Unit
• Data source: Pathways of Care Delays

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  The Pathway of Care Delays data identifies patients with a discharge delay, and the reason for the delay, at a given point each month.

  A delayed discharge occurs when a patient who is clinically ready for discharge cannot leave hospital because the necessary ongoing care and support or suitable accommodation for them is not yet accessible.

  The data represent the number of adults occupying an NHS hospital bed, who were 'clinically optimised' ready to return home or move on to the next stage of care, that experienced a delay in their transfer of more than 48 hours beyond the point they were clinically optimised. 'Next stage of care' refers to all destinations outside of NHS hospitals. Data for local health board provider, relates to the local health board where the service was being provided and where the delay was experienced. This will include data from patients who reside from areas outside of the local health boards usual coverage. E.g. a service could be provided in the Cardiff and Vale health board, but the patient may reside in Bridgend (which is usually covered by Cwm Taf Morgannwg).

• Data collection or calculation:

  Data are provided by Local Health Boards and validated jointly with Local Authority partners.

  The Pathway of Care Delays is a snapshot census that identifies people with a discharge delay and reason at a given point each month. Health Boards are required to extract the data from local systems on a census day in each month, and validate the delays with Local Authority partners. Subsequently, data records are entered via a web-based tool and submitted to NHS Wales.

• Statistical quality:

  Data are provided by Local Health Boards and validated jointly with Local Authority partners.

  The Pathway of Care Delays is a snapshot census that identifies people with a discharge delay and reason at a given point each month. Health Boards are required to extract the data from local systems on a census day in each month, and validate the delays with Local Authority partners. Subsequently, data records are entered via a web-based tool and submitted to NHS Wales.

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Welsh Government suspended delayed transfers of care (DTOC) reporting requirements, along with many other datasets. The Welsh Government introduced the COVID-19 Discharge Requirements, which included an updated discharge process with increased focus on rehabilitation and reablement to improve patient flow and support better outcomes. From July 2020, delayed discharge data were collected as management information on a weekly basis. These data were not formally validated. Subsequently a formal replacement, Pathways of Care Delays (POCD) has been developed and tested to replace DTOC. This system has now been rolled out across all Local Health Boards & Local Authorities and the first fully validated and quality assured data are available from april 2023. Welsh Government discharge guidance (COVID-19 Discharge Requirements) sets out the default approach to hospital discharges – the Discharge to Recover then Assess (D2RA) pathways (or 'recovery pathways').

  The D2RA approach is based on evidence of better outcomes for people who transfer as soon as possible to their usual residence or other suitable care setting for rehabilitation or reablement prior to assessments for longer term care. A D2RA pathway (or recovery pathway) could be in a person’s own home, in a community hospital or in an alternative step-down setting.

• Related reports:
  • NHS activity and performance summary, statistical release
  • Hospital discharge guidance

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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