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
127	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	January 2025
210	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	February 2025
439	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	March 2025
296	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	April 2025
310	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	May 2025
385	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	June 2025
284	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	July 2025
311	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Assessment Issues	August 2025
212	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	April 2023
296	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	May 2023
129	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	June 2023
89	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	July 2023
292	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	August 2023
14	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	September 2023
36	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	October 2023
357	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	November 2023
7	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	December 2023
9	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	March 2024
14	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	April 2024
94	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	May 2024
53	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	June 2024
23	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	July 2024
215	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	August 2024
43	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	November 2024
119	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	December 2024
5	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	February 2025
21	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Social worker allocation	May 2025
89	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	April 2023
159	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	May 2023
241	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	June 2023
54	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	July 2023
40	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	August 2023
104	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	September 2023
170	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	October 2023
219	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	November 2023
38	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	December 2023
138	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	January 2024
37	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	February 2024
6	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	March 2024
76	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	April 2024
136	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	May 2024
185	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	June 2024
11	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	July 2024
231	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	August 2024
233	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	September 2024
192	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	October 2024
171	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	November 2024
111	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	December 2024
5	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	January 2025
67	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	February 2025
49	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	March 2025
6	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	April 2025
32	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	May 2025
40	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	June 2025
56	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment by social care	July 2025
14	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	April 2023
119	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	May 2023
109	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	June 2023
192	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	July 2023
95	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	August 2023
148	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	September 2023
38	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	October 2023
85	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	November 2023
8	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	February 2024
6	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	March 2024
39	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	April 2024
103	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	May 2024
21	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	July 2024
7	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	August 2024
36	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	September 2024
41	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	October 2024
15	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	February 2025
66	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	March 2025
54	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	April 2025
40	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	June 2025
53	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting completion of assessment Nursing	July 2025
113	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	April 2023
137	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	May 2023
76	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	June 2023
68	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	July 2023
185	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	August 2023
12	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	November 2023
47	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	December 2023
11	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	February 2024
22	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	March 2024
40	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	August 2024
61	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	September 2024
132	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	March 2025
6	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	April 2025
79	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	May 2025
8	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	June 2025
41	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Assessment	July 2025
93	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	April 2023
114	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	May 2023
139	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	June 2023
53	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	July 2023
61	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	August 2023
55	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	September 2023
196	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	October 2023
84	count of days delayed	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Newport	Awaiting joint assessment	November 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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