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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul Behan

Mounting crisis claim as NHS Ayrshire & Arran delayed discharge figures rise again

News that delayed discharge figures in Ayrshire have risen by 28 per cent has been met with dismay.

Figures from Public Health Scotland show that the equivalent of 5,326 bed days were occupied in August 2022- compared to 4,148 in August 2021.

Delayed discharge is when a patient is medically cleared to go home but cannot leave hospital, often because a social care package is not in place.

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