Issue - meetings

That the Committee welcomed the progress made on Delayed Transfers of

Care and how it is monitored and managed each month, and noted that the

Health statistics were not included in this.  

The Senior Manager Integrated Services introduced a report on the role and function of the Delayed transfer of Care process.  She explained that the structure of hospital based social work and its collaboration with health colleagues was also outlined and that the report focused on the patient flow through the discharge process and explained why delays occurred. 

The Senior Manager Integrated Services introduced Janet Bellis, Service Manager - First Contact and Locality Services, and invited her to present the report.   The Service Manager, explained what delayed transfer of care means and that the definition of a delay was a patient who continued to occupy a hospital. bed after his or her ‘ready to transfer of care date’.  This date is determined by the clinical responsible for inpatient care, in consultation with colleagues in the hospital multi-disciplinary discharge team.  The Service Manager advised that Flintshire had 29 cases of Delayed Transfer of Care in the past year and reported on the discharge process and brokerage process as detailed in the report.

During discussion Officers responded to the questions and comments raised by Members around the reasons for the delay, and the support provided to people with continuing health needs who are not in hospital. 

Councillor Cindy Hinds expressed concerns around the time patients had to wait in the discharge lounge in hospital.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee welcomed the progress made on Delayed Transfers of

Care and how it is monitored and managed each month, and noted that the

Health statistics were not included in this.