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A dataset containing Delayed Discharge Bed Days by Scottish Health Board.

Usage

scotland_delayed_discharge_hb

Format

A data frame with 20,025 rows and 6 variables:

hb_code

Scottish Health Board code

date

Date

age_group

Age grouping is calculated as at the person's ready for discharge date

delay_reason

Reason for delay indicates the principal reason grouping for a person's delay at the end of the reporting month

num_delayed_bed_days

The total number of delayed bed days

average_daily_delayed_beds

The average daily number of delayed beds is calculated by dividing the total number of delayed discharge bed days in the month by the number of days in the calendar month

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