Percentage of All Discharged Psychiatric Inpatients Followed-Up by Community Mental Health Services Within 7 Calendar Days

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Public Health Scotland: Quality Indicator Profile for Mental Health
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Follow-Up

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of all discharged psychiatric inpatients followed-up by community mental health services within 7 calendar days.

Numerator

Number of all discharged psychiatric inpatients followed-up by community mental health services within 7 calendar days.

Denominator

Number of discharged psychiatric inpatients.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Returns from NHS boards.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

Experimental statistics derived from data already collected by NHS Boards, reported biannually on Quality Indicator Profile for Mental Health.

Reporting Frequency
6 monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
182
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