6. Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report: Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:35 pm on 12 October 2022.

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Photo of Altaf Hussain Altaf Hussain Conservative 4:35, 12 October 2022

Thanks, Jenny. I have worked in the hospital, and apart from nursing care and apart from social services, it is the discharge summary that is never prepared on time. And that discharge summary comes from the most junior doctor in the department when it should be coming from the consultant when he is taking the ward round and discharging the patient. That should be done as early as possible.