Thank you for your request for information.

Request

1. The Discharge Process and Policy for Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
2. Totals by calendar month of patients discharged late. That is, patients fit for discharged on a given date but where discharge did not take place. This does not include patients who did not have suitable receiving care in place where necessary.
3. The average length of the discharge delay in days (total days/no. Of impacted patients.
4. The per person cost to the hospital of a days delay.
5. The total cost to the hospital of discharge delays for the reporting period.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.

Advice and Assistance

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust may hold some or all of the information you require.

They can be contacted at:

Freedom of Information (FOI) co-ordinator

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Information Governance Department

ICT Hub, First Floor Haleacre Unit

Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham,

Bucks, HP7 0JD

Email: bht.bhinfo@nhs.net