FOI disclosure log

Message from the customer

26 November 2018

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Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I would like to request some information under the Freedom of Information Act. 

 

I am a freelance researcher and writer specialising in disability issues.

 

A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission earlier this year which uncovered a chronic shortage of disability-friendly homes across the UK.  Some disabled and older people have been placed in hospital simply because no other suitable housing arrangements are available.

 

I have recently started to conduct some research on behalf of Inside Housing magazine into delayed hospital discharges and unnecessary admissions of local authority funded social care service users caused by a lack of appropriate housing accommodation.

 

Could please you advise me on following:

 

     1. How many service users were placed in hospital beds because of a lack of suitable alternative housing, for each year between 2013/14 and 2017/18; and

    2. The average length of hospital stays among these service users, for each year between 2013/14 and 2017/18? 

 

Many thanks for your help. 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Message from Hackney Council

06 December 2018

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Re: Freedom of Information Request.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, received 26 November 2018. Your request has been considered and our response is in bold below.

 

You requested the following: 

1. How many service users were placed in hospital beds because of a lack of suitable alternative housing, for each year between 2013/14 and 2017/18; and

2.The average length of hospital stays among these service users, for each year between 2013/14 and 2017/18? 

 

The Council’s Response

1. The service does not record information about hospital admissions of local authority funded social care service users caused by a lack of appropriate housing accommodation. 

Information about delayed hospital discharges of local authority funded social care service users is published monthly by the NHS and is publicly available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/

 

2. The service does not record information about hospital admissions of local authority funded social care service users caused by a lack of appropriate housing accommodation.

Information about delayed hospital discharges of local authority funded social care service users is published monthly by the NHS and is publicly available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/

 

Appeals & Complaints Procedure

If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal, please write to the Information Management Team and this will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.

Information Management Team - Governance

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Centre

1 Hillman Street

London E8 1DY

hackney@infreemation.co.uk

 

Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40 working days of receipt by you of this response. Any such request received after this time will only be considered at the discretion of the Council.

 

If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at the contact details provided below.

 

Information Commissioner"s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 

Telephone: 01625 545 700

www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Management Team