This is a line chart with three lines showing the trend in the average number of beds occupied per day by people delayed in their discharge for all delay reasons, for standard delay reasons (Health and social care reasons and Patient, family and carer related reasons) and for Code 9 delay reasons (complex delays due to the specific care needs of the person). The chart shows that the majority of delayed discharge beds occupied during this period were due to standard delay reasons and changes in the All delay reasons trend are primarily driven by changes in the standard delay reasons. The average number of beds occupied per day for All delay reasons remained fairly steady from December 2020 to April 2021, albeit at a level below that seen before the start of the COVID 19 pandemic due to the Emergency Measures taken in March 2020 and their effect on the health and social care sector. The average number of beds occupied per day for all reasons increased from May 2021 to October 2021. This was followed by a decrease in November and December 2021 then an increase to April 2022 before decreasing in May and June 2022 and then rising in July 2022. The figure remained stable in August 2022 before increasing each month to November 2022, the highest figure since July 2016. Since then the trend has generally been downwards, with some fluctuation, to June 2023. There has been an increase between June 2023 and July 2023 a decrease in August 2023, then an increase to November 2023 followed by a decrease in December 2023. The proportion of the average number of beds occupied due to standard delay reasons varies over the time period presented. For the year 2020/21 (which was affected by the impact of the COVID 19 Emergency Measures, introduced in March 2020), the proportion was 66%; for the years 2021/22 and 2022/23 the average proportion for the year were 71% and 72% respectively. In December 2023, the proportion was 70%. The average number of beds occupied by people delayed in their discharge due to Code 9 delay reasons increased from December 2020 to January 2021 before generally falling to May 2021 and then increasing to July 2021. Figures then remained relatively stable to December 2021 before rising again to March 2022. The average number of beds then generally fell to September 2022 before increasing to December 2022. Since then the average number of beds decreased each month between January and April 2023 before rising to June 2023 and decreasing in July 2023. Since then figures have increased each month to December 2023.