PHS FOI 2025-002270

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Date of request

31 October 2025

Date of response

01 December 2025

FOI request ID

PHS FOI 2025-002270

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• Delayed discharges

Request

“For the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 to date, please provide:

 1) Delayed Discharges

 *            Total number of hospital delayed discharge cases in Scotland

 *            Of those, the number recorded under:

 *            Code 9 (Adults With Incapacity / legal process delays)

  *            Other delay categories relating to legal authority for discharge decisions (please specify)