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Delayed discharges from hospital, Scotland

Hospital bed days in Scotland occupied each month by people aged 18 and over who were clinically ready to leave, for all reasons for delay, since July 2016.

Bed days occupied by delayed discharges

61,091

Aug 2026

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC
Bed days occupied by delayed discharges
020k40k60k80kJul 16Apr 18Jan 20Oct 21Jul 23Apr 25Aug 2661k

Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

122 periods, newest first

PeriodBed days occupied by delayed discharges
Aug 202661,091
Jul 202662,012
Jun 202658,375
May 202659,429
Apr 202657,067
Mar 202659,618
Feb 202655,547
Jan 202661,150
Dec 202560,966
Nov 202559,150
Oct 202561,410
Sep 202558,647
Aug 202560,888
Jul 202559,764
Jun 202555,793
May 202557,399
Apr 202555,620
Mar 202560,129
Feb 202554,487
Jan 202560,872
Dec 202461,706
Nov 202460,696
Oct 202462,914
Sep 202459,033
Aug 202462,003
Jul 202461,165
Jun 202459,485
May 202460,196
Apr 202457,433
Mar 202458,646
Feb 202454,355
Jan 202457,860
Dec 202358,258
Nov 202356,811
Oct 202356,762
Sep 202354,342
Aug 202355,709
Jul 202356,138
Jun 202351,905
May 202354,077
Apr 202351,327
Mar 202354,046
Feb 202351,732
Jan 202356,826
Dec 202258,211
Nov 202258,501
Oct 202258,826
Sep 202254,960
Aug 202255,753
Jul 202255,992
Jun 202250,340
May 202252,914
Apr 202253,604
Mar 202253,600
Feb 202247,713
Jan 202252,678
Dec 202147,177
Nov 202146,894
Oct 202150,185
Sep 202148,436
Aug 202146,171
Jul 202142,364
Jun 202137,136
May 202135,348
Apr 202132,600
Mar 202133,840
Feb 202130,450
Jan 202135,173
Dec 202033,343
Nov 202033,463
Oct 202033,256
Sep 202032,959
Aug 202032,318
Jul 202028,377
Jun 202023,729
May 202021,225
Apr 202020,293
Mar 202045,009
Feb 202046,875
Jan 202047,529
Dec 201945,404
Nov 201944,915
Oct 201946,240
Sep 201945,632
Aug 201946,897
Jul 201945,396
Jun 201942,252
May 201945,061
Apr 201940,994
Mar 201943,419
Feb 201940,813
Jan 201943,863
Dec 201842,732
Nov 201843,918
Oct 201847,302
Sep 201845,470
Aug 201843,672
Jul 201843,511
Jun 201842,375
May 201843,244
Apr 201841,453
Mar 201842,628
Feb 201838,394
Jan 201840,152
Dec 201741,898
Nov 201742,320
Oct 201744,494
Sep 201742,110
Aug 201741,632
Jul 201740,667
Jun 201739,252
May 201739,651
Apr 201740,925
Mar 201741,493
Feb 201740,246
Jan 201744,222
Dec 201645,067
Nov 201645,639
Oct 201648,104
Sep 201645,074
Aug 201645,551
Jul 201643,919

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Source and licence

Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Check it yourself
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-monthly/
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
30 October 2026, 11:41 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:42 UTC; 122 of 122 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:41:30Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures122 of 122 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers122 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure122 of 122 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassPublic Health Scotland file is currentlatest period 2026-08 ended 60 days before retrieval (limit 100)
PassHealth boards sum to Scotland122 of 122 figures match the 14 boards summed in the stored file
PassCouncil area file agrees122 of 122 figures match the Scotland rows of https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/52591cba-fd71-48b2-bac3-e71ac108dfee/resource/513d2d71-cf73-458e-8b44-4fa9bccbf50a/download/2026-08_delayed-discharge-beddays-council-area.csv
PassCouncil areas sum to Scotland122 of 122 figures match the council areas summed in https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/52591cba-fd71-48b2-bac3-e71ac108dfee/resource/513d2d71-cf73-458e-8b44-4fa9bccbf50a/download/2026-08_delayed-discharge-beddays-council-area.csv
PassSource page answershttps://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/delayed-discharges-in-nhsscotland-monthly/ – HTTP 200

Notes

  • A delayed discharge is a hospital patient clinically ready to leave who is still in hospital. England publishes no comparable monthly count of bed days.