The number of patients whose discharge from Borders General Hospital was delayed, according to the quarterly census, is shown in the following table: Quarterly Census Total1 Outwith Six Week Discharge Planning Period2 January 2002 8 7 April 2002 12 7 July 2002 8 6 October 2002 8 - January 2003 12 4 April 2003 12 8 July 2003 10 6 October 2003 13 5 January 2004 7 3 April 2004 6 3 Notes:1.