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Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_7634

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7634

Date Request Received: 21/12/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 11/01/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: NHS safe house patients

Request Category: Companies

 
Question Number 1:
This is an information request relating to NHS safe house patients.

Please include the following information for each of the following financial years; 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23:

What are the conditions that class as ‘‘unsuitable housing’ or ‘clinically vulnerable’ pertaining to patients that require NHS safe places?

 
Answer To Question 1:
There is nothing in our data warehouse that refers to “NHS safe place/houses” and that being the reason why patients remain in hospital.

We would suggest an enquiry with the BSWICB – our lead commissioner and Wiltshire LA – our main Local Authority
 
Question Number 2:
Unsuitable housing leading to the provision of safe houses refers to the conditions that means social services must be called as referred to in this article.- https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/news/safe-place-patients-who-are-homeless-after-hospital-stay

How many cases of this have been reported each year?
 
Answer To Question 2:
Please see response to Q1
 
Question Number 3:
How many days did each patient stay?
 
Answer To Question 3:
Please see response to Q1
 
Question Number 4:
What were the reasons for their stay?
 
Answer To Question 4:
Please see response to Q1
 
Question Number 5:
How much did it cost to keep each patient?
 
Answer To Question 5:
Please see response to Q1
 
Question Number 6:
What was the reason for each patients’ discharge?
 
Answer To Question 6:
Please see response to Q1
 
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