Emergency Readmissions Within 30 Days of Discharge From Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Indirectly age, sex, method of admission and diagnosis/procedure standardised percentage of emergency admissions to any hospital in England occurring within 30 days of the last, previous discharge from hospital after admission.
Numerator
The number of finished and unfinished Continuous Inpatient spells in the respective financial year, plus those up to 30 days into the next financial year, that are emergency admissions within 0-29 days (inclusive) of the last, previous discharge from hospital (includes those where the patient dies).
Denominator
The number of finished Continuous Inpatient Spells within selected medical and surgical specialties with a discharge date up to 31st March in the financial year of analysis.
Exclusions
Admissions for obstetrics, cancer or chemotherapy for cancer.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Indirect Standardisation by age, sex, method of admission and diagnosis/procedure.
Stratifications
Gender and deprivation quintile.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted Patient Care linked as Continuous Inpatient (CIP) Spells.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NHS Digital Compendium - Emergency readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge and CCG Outcomes Indicator set.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
NICE National Library of Indicators web.archive.org/web/20200803161528/https://www.nice.org.uk/Standards-and-Indicators/NLIndicators/emergency-readmissions-within-30-days-of-discharge-from-hospital-nhsof web.archive.org/web/20200803153940/https://www.nice.org.uk/Standards-and-Indicators/NLIndicators/emergency-readmissions-within-30-days-of-hospital-discharge-ccgois
Reported at: digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/compendium-emergency-readmissions/content
Technical Specifications
NHS Outcomes Framework page 14