Re-Attendances as Percentage of Total Emergency Care Data Set Attendances

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS England): Provisional Accident and Emergency Quality Indicators for England
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of re-attendances within 7 days of an Accident and Emergency attendance, as recorded in Emergency Care Data Set.

Numerator

Number of re-attendances in Emergency Care Data Set where second arrival date is less than 7 days after first arrival date.

Denominator

Total number of attendances in Emergency Care Data Set.

Exclusions

Planned follow-up attendances and non-applicable attendances/dead on arrival.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Providers submit national patient level Accident and Emergency activity to through the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS).

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

NHS England publication (website): Provisional A&E Hospital Episode Statistics data on the Accident & Emergency Clinical Quality Indicators for England and interactive tool A&E QI dashboard.

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025