Filters
Delay episodes
60
In current filter
Criteria to reside documented
75.9%
Target ≥ 90%
Discharge Ready Date documented
82.8%
Target ≥ 90%
Pathway assigned
70.9%
Target ≥ 90%
Reason for delay documented
84.9%
Target ≥ 90%
Action owner documented
80%
Target ≥ 90%
Escalation completed where required
76.8%
Target ≥ 90%
Discharge medicines / TTO completed
83.9%
Target ≥ 90%
Mean delay
11.6d
Days from discharge ready
Longest delay
23d
Days from discharge ready
Safety concerns
5
Escalated / actioned
Most common reason
Awaiting discharge medicines / TTO
6 episodes
Criteria meeting target
2/32
All 32 audit criteria — Yes / (Yes + No).
Criteria below target
30
See findings and improvement tabs for planned actions.
Overall compliance (key criteria)
79.9%
Mean of criteria-to-reside, DRD, pathway assignment, reason and action owner documentation.
Compliance by audit criterion
% Yes across all 32 criteria
Compliance by ward / unit
Reason for delay documented (%)
Delay episodes over time — run chart
Weekly reason-documented % with median and target
Pareto — primary reasons for delay
Top drivers of delayed discharge
Discharge pathway mix
Episodes by assigned pathway
Delay duration bands
Distribution of delay length
Suggested improvement opportunities
Editable in the Improvement tab
Delay duration bands — quick view
8 bands including still-in-hospital
Same day1
1 day3
2–3 days7
4–7 days8
8–14 days19
15–21 days15
More than 21 days7
Still in hospital21
Safety prompt
Any clinical deterioration, safeguarding concern, capacity concern, unsafe discharge concern, medication safety concern, communication failure, transport risk, equipment failure or unresolved discharge risk must be escalated through local clinical, operational and governance pathways. Do not rely on this audit tool for urgent escalation or for making discharge decisions.