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<p>The average number of available beds and the average number of delayed transfer
of care (DTOC) beds in each financial year from 2010-11 is shown in the following
table. Data prior to 2010 is not held centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of available beds</p></td><td><p>Average number
of DTOC beds<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>142,446</p></td><td><p>3,783
(Partial year)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>138,572</p></td><td><p>3,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>136,758</p></td><td><p>3,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>135,943</p></td><td><p>3,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>135,498</p></td><td><p>4,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>131,069</p></td><td><p>4,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>130,452</p></td><td><p>6,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18
(year to date)</p></td><td><p>129,029</p></td><td><p>5,579</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>The
number of DTOC beds is an estimate and is calculated by dividing the number of delayed
days during the month by the number of calendar days in the month.</p><p>NHS England
publishes DTOC data showing the number of delayed days by the following reasons: awaiting
completion of assessment; awaiting public funding; awaiting further non-acute NHS
care; awaiting residential home placement or availability; awaiting nursing home placement
or availability; awaiting care package in own home; awaiting community equipment and
adaptations; patient or family choice; disputes; housing – patients not covered by
NHS or Community Care Act; or other.</p><p>Data on whether patients with delayed transfers
of care are either homeless or waited in excess of a day for collection from hospital
by a family member or friend is not held centrally.</p><p> </p>
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