PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care could become a major issue in Cambridgeshire this winter, the NHS Cambridgeshire board was told.

The latest data showed that Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust had 29 delayed discharges against a target of 11. Issues accessing home-based care and putting care packages in place affected discharge from both the acute trust and interim care beds.

“This has been identified to the SHA as a major concern for winter 2011,” a report said.

New care providers have been identified and some patients could be given “live in” care at their own homes instead of going to interim or residential care.

Source

Board meeting, performance report

Source date

November 2011

Topics