General Practitioner/Nurse Clinic Informed About the Plan for Follow-Up
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients who said their health clinic seemed informed about the plan for follow-up from the hospital.
Numerator
Number of respondents who selected Yes, definitely (most positive response) for the question 'As far as you know, is your GP/nurse clinic informed and up to date about the plan for follow-up?: Yes, definitely; Somewhat; No; Do not know'
Denominator
Total number of survey respondents who selected any of the response options to the question.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age, gender and ethnic group.
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Adult primary care patient experience survey. Patients selected for surveying are contacted by email or SMS. The survey sample includes a national selection of adult patients (over 15 years old) who had a qualifying encounter with the primary care service provider they are enrolled with during the survey period. Approximately 30,000 patients take part in each survey round.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported on the Health Quality and Safety Commission website: Adult primary care patient experience explorer.