Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 14 February 2023.
Thank you. You raise a very important point: it is about making sure that they have that multi-agency approach, as you say, so if there are specific barriers to someone being able to leave hospital, all the partners are working very closely together. The pathways of care reporting framework has been developed jointly by an expert group, and that comprised of partners from across a range of services. What that framework has done is really revise the process to make system improvements and to bring it in line with contemporary patient pathway processes such as discharge to recover then assess. They weren't previously included in the delayed transfers of care. The pilot's now being rolled out to an all-Wales phase from November last year to January of this year, and that system and that new pathway have really been fully tested, going forward.
I think it's fair to say, during the phases, as always, there are lessons to be learned, and we were able to identify improvements and efficiencies. They're now being implemented as we prepare to fully embed the final reporting framework.