{"id":41087,"date":"2020-02-25T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41087"},"modified":"2020-02-25T15:05:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:05:37","slug":"400-welsh-patients-delayed-leaving-hospital-every-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/25\/400-welsh-patients-delayed-leaving-hospital-every-month\/","title":{"rendered":"400 Welsh patients delayed leaving hospital every month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly launches inquiry to speed up discharge and lessen impact on service<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>THE hospital discharge process is being investigated by the W<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assembly.wales\/en\/Pages\/Home.aspx\">elsh Assembly\u2019s <\/a>health, social care and sport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assembly.wales\/en\/bus-home\/committees\/Pages\/Committee-Profile.aspx?cid=448\">committee<\/a>, after <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Health-and-Social-Care\/NHS-Performance\/Delayed-Transfers-of-Care\/delayreason-by-localauthority\">data<\/a> showed over 400 people every month are delayed leaving. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Launched last week, the <a href=\"http:\/\/senedd.assembly.wales\/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27802\">inquiry<\/a> will examine the extent and causes of a Delayed Transfer of Care, which is when a hospital inpatient ready to move on to the next stage of care is prevented from doing so. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/FEATURE-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"health committee Senedd\" class=\"wp-image-41148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/FEATURE-3-2.jpg 620w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/FEATURE-3-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/FEATURE-3-2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>The Health, social care and sport committee at the Senedd<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assembly.wales\/en\/memhome\/Pages\/MemberProfile.aspx?mid=167\">Dr Dai Lloyd AM<\/a>, chair of the committee,\u00a0said: \u201cWe know that the delay in people being discharged from hospital is having a damaging effect on hospitals as well as patients. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe blockages in the system impact upon the whole hospital and can have a detrimental effect on patients and their recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWe are gathering evidence\nfrom experts, those with experience in this area and people who have been\naffected by delayed discharges, to produce recommendations for the improvement\nof planning and delivery of hospital discharge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Column-Chart-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Column-Chart-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Column-Chart-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Column-Chart-770x456.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Column-Chart-1536x910.jpg 1536w, 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and examples of good practice.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The most common reported causes of DTOC are healthcare and community care issues, followed by the selection and availability of care home places. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The committee said finding care for patients leaving hospital is a key problem it wants to address.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-1024x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-1024x371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-770x279.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-770x279.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-1536x556.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-500x181.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-293x106.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length-1400x507.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Delay-length.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ageuk.org.uk\/cymru\/about-us\/who-we-are\/senior-management-team\/\">Victoria Lloyd<\/a>, chief executive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ageuk.org.uk\/cymru\/\">Age Cymru<\/a>\u00a0said there are physical and mental health impacts: \u201cDelays in being able leave hospital, following treatment, can result in a loss of confidence and independence.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDelays can also cause a great deal of distress for family members and carers, many of whom have been providing care for a number of years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over 400 people every month are delayed leaving hospital despite being ready to move on to the next stage of care.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seneddhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SeneddHealth<\/a> has launched an inquiry into hospital discharge processess to investigate this. <br><br>We would like to hear from you.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OSdhSqTzLF\">https:\/\/t.co\/OSdhSqTzLF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8eAnB9FPg\">pic.twitter.com\/H8eAnB9FPg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Senedd Health (@seneddhealth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seneddhealth\/status\/1231901406120095744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Closing date of the inquiry is April 17. You can send your views to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:SeneddHealth@assembly.wales\"><strong>SeneddHealth@assembly.wales<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assembly launches inquiry to speed up discharge and lessen impact on service THE hospital discharge process is being investigated by the Welsh Assembly\u2019s health, social care and sport committee, after data showed over 400 people every month are delayed leaving. Launched last week, the inquiry will examine the extent and causes of a Delayed Transfer of Care, which is when a hospital inpatient ready to move on to the next stage of care is prevented from doing so. 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