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<p>The amount spent by the National Health Service on healthcare for patients who
have been unable to leave hospital due to a lack of adequate adapted housing in each
of the last five years is not collected centrally. Similarly, the cost to the NHS
of accommodating patients who cannot be discharged due to a lack of disabled housing
is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government publishes monthly
data on the number of delayed transfers of care, broken down by the reason for delay.
The latest available information can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/June-17-DTOC-SPN.pdf"
target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/June-17-DTOC-SPN.pdf</a></p><p>It
shows that, in June 2017, the number of delayed days attributable to the two categories
for reason for delayed days which most closely align to the requested information
– ‘Awaiting community equipment and adaptations’ and ‘Housing - patients not covered
by NHS and Community Care Act’ - form only a small proportion (approximately 5%) of
overall delayed days.</p>
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