Unscheduled care service pressures – Discharge Rates for Patients who are Medically fit - Monday 30 October 2023 to Sunday 12 November 2023

Measure

Simple Discharges -

Patient discharged within 4 hours of declared medically fit

Complex Discharges -

Patient discharged within 48 hours of declared medically fit

Trust

Hospital

% of Simple Hospital Discharges within 4hrs

% of Complex Hospital Discharges within 48hrs

Belfast

Mater Infirmorum

94% 89%

Belfast

Royal Victoria Hospital

92% 78%

Belfast

Belfast Total

92% 81%

Northern

Antrim Area Hospital

86% 55%

Northern

Causeway Hospital

73% 55%

Northern

Northern Total

82% 55%

South Eastern

Ulster Hospital

66% 32%

South Eastern

South Eastern Total

66% 32%

Southern

Craigavon Hospital

75% 55%

Southern

Daisy Hill Hospital

79% 40%

Southern

Southern Total

76% 52%

Western

Altnagelvin Hospital

88% 68%

Western

South West Acute Hospital

90% 36%

Western

Western Total

88% 63%

Regional Position

Regional Total

82% 60%
 

Measure

Average Weekend discharges as a % of average Weekday discharges

Trust

Hospital

Weekend Simple Discharges %

Weekend Complex Discharges %

Belfast

Mater Infirmorum

33% 27%

Belfast

Royal Victoria Hospital

55% 25%

Belfast

Belfast Total

52% 25%

Northern

Antrim Area Hospital

48% 78%

Northern

Causeway Hospital

44% 37%

Northern

Northern Total

47% 67%

South Eastern

Ulster Hospital

48% 51%

South Eastern

South East Total

48% 51%

Southern

Craigavon Hospital

49% 27%

Southern

Daisy Hill Hospital

17% 38%

Southern

Southern Total

39% 28%

Western

Altnagelvin Hospital

42% 29%

Western

South West Acute Hospital

22% 0%

Western

Western Total

39% 24%

Regional Position

Regional Total

46% 42%

A discharge is regarded as complex when it can only take place following the implementation of significant home based or other community-based services (including residential or nursing home services) or requires the installation of adaptations/provision of specialist equipment.  Simple discharges are those not regarded as complex.

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