title: Delayed discharge.
abstract: Essential facts Delays in discharging older peo ple from hospital cost the NHS £820 million a year, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). Last year in acute hospitals, 1.15 million bed days were lost to delayed transfers of care, an increase of 31% since 2013. The NAO says rising demand for NHS services is compounded by reduced local authority spending on adult social care - down by 10% since 2009-10.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom