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How long people wait for an assessment, a carer's assessment, or for care and support to start.
Leaving hospital in North Yorkshire right now
1 of 2 better than England
The latest figures, August 2026. Coloured against England: ▼ worse ● about the same ▲ better.
Delays leaving hospital are often because care or support at home is not ready.
How the Care Quality Commission rates each council
Since 2023 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has inspected how well each council meets its duties under the Care Act. There are four ratings: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate.
- North Yorkshire Council. The CQC rated the council Good, with an overall score of 81%. North Yorkshire Council: CQC rating
Ready to leave hospital, but still there
When a patient no longer needs to be in hospital, the NHS records the day they were ready to leave. Delays after that are often because care at home, or a care home place, has not been arranged.
| Patients living in | Left hospital the day they were ready | Average extra days for those who waited | Waited 3 weeks or more | Patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Council | 88% | 6.3 days | 0.5% | 3,880 |
| England | 86% | 6.4 days | 0.9% | 335,591 |
Red: worse than England. Green: better than England. Black: about the same as England. Patients are counted by where they live, whichever hospital they were in. Delays can also be caused by the hospital itself, for example waiting for medicines or transport home. NHS England: discharge ready date
What nobody publishes
No council has to publish how long people wait for an assessment, a carer's assessment, a review, equipment, or for care to start after being assessed. The law has no fixed deadline, only that it must be within a reasonable time. The waits people log here are the only record.
North Yorkshire Council
Nothing logged yet
Figures appear here once 10 people have logged a wait in the last year. Two dates are all it takes: the day you asked and the day you got an answer. Still waiting? Start a clock.
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North Yorkshire Council has not replied. Every service named on this site can publish a response beside its figures.
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Adult social care
What the service must do, or has promised
- Assess anyone who may need care. If it looks as though an adult may need care and support, the council must assess them, whatever their income or savings. Care Act 2014, section 9
- Assess carers too. Anyone caring for an adult has a right to their own carer's assessment. Care Act 2014, section 10
- Within a reasonable time. There is no fixed deadline, but the assessment must happen within an appropriate and reasonable time, and sooner where someone's needs are urgent. Care and support statutory guidance
- Meet eligible needs. If the assessment finds needs that meet the national eligibility rules, the council must make sure they are met. You may be asked to pay towards the cost. Care Act 2014, section 18
What you can do
- Ask for an assessment yourself. You can ask the council for a needs assessment for yourself or someone you look after, or a carer's assessment. You do not need a doctor to refer you. GOV.UK: get a needs assessment
- Ask for an independent advocate. If someone would have real difficulty taking part and has nobody suitable to help, the council must arrange an independent advocate. Care Act 2014, section 67
- Complain, then go to the Ombudsman. Complain to the council first. If that does not put it right, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman can investigate, including for people who pay for their own care. It is free. Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: make a complaint
General information, checked against each source on 13 October 2026. It is not legal advice. Follow the links for the official wording.
Kept fair
- Dates only. We never ask who needs care, their condition or where they live.
- Good and bad. An assessment done in a week counts as much as one that took a year.
- Nothing goes to the council. Logging here does not ask for an assessment. Contact the council's adult social care team for that.
- At risk of harm now? Call the council's adult social care number straight away, or 999 in an emergency.