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
965	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	December 2023
412	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	January 2024
415	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	February 2024
372	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	March 2024
567	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	April 2024
172	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	May 2024
358	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	June 2024
383	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	July 2024
533	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	August 2024
645	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	September 2024
835	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	October 2024
665	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	November 2024
465	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	December 2024
636	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	January 2025
867	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	February 2025
660	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	March 2025
626	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	April 2025
628	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	May 2025
353	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	June 2025
249	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	July 2025
385	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Care Home placement arrangements	August 2025
34	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	April 2023
2	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	May 2023
255	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	August 2023
166	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	September 2023
64	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	October 2023
208	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	December 2023
27	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	January 2024
131	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	February 2024
51	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	March 2024
194	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	April 2024
22	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	May 2024
130	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	June 2024
196	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	July 2024
174	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	August 2024
344	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	September 2024
300	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	October 2024
186	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	November 2024
257	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	December 2024
62	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	January 2025
129	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	February 2025
152	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of arrangements prior to placement	March 2025
30	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	July 2023
187	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	September 2023
142	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	October 2023
42	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	November 2023
113	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	December 2023
78	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	January 2024
62	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	February 2024
90	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	March 2024
29	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	June 2024
68	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	August 2024
108	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	September 2024
114	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	October 2024
8	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	November 2024
63	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	May 2025
22	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (residential)	June 2025
34	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	April 2023
117	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	May 2023
69	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	July 2023
82	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	August 2023
112	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	September 2023
146	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	November 2023
210	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	December 2023
106	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	March 2024
115	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	April 2024
150	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	May 2024
26	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	June 2024
62	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	July 2024
107	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	August 2024
64	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	September 2024
27	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	October 2024
62	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	November 2024
55	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	January 2025
131	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	March 2025
63	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	April 2025
126	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	May 2025
15	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting care home manager to visit, assess and provide outcome (Nursing)	July 2025
1	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	April 2023
34	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	June 2023
62	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	July 2023
32	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	August 2023
20	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	October 2023
91	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	December 2023
106	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	January 2024
89	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	March 2024
44	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	April 2024
8	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	August 2024
5	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	September 2024
103	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	October 2024
43	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	November 2024
59	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	February 2025
42	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	April 2025
57	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	June 2025
29	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	July 2025
65	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of self-funding arrangements to placement	August 2025
52	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting RH availability	July 2023
33	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting RH availability	August 2023
49	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting RH availability	June 2024
27	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting RH availability	August 2024

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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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