PERFORMANCE: January 2013 was the worst month for delayed transfers of care at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust since April 2009, board papers reveal.
During the month there were on average 35 patients waiting to be trasferred to a more approriate care setting every day.
In February this had reduced slightly to 29 but a report to March’s board meeting said this remained “well above the long term trend and national standards.”
March 2013
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