Re-Attendances Within 7 Days to Any Accident and Emergency Provider
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of re-attendances (to any A&E provider) within 7 days of an A&E attendance, as recorded in ECDS. 7 day re-attendance at A&E is calculated based on the number of unplanned attendances within each year and how many of these attendances subsequently have an unplanned re-attendance within 7 days of the original attendance. All re-attendances are defined to be within 7 days of the patient's first attendance, and over 4 hours to exclude transfers between organisations.
Numerator
The number of re-attendances (to any A&E provider) within 7 days of an A&E attendance, as recorded in ECDS.
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is attendances in ECDS (inferred).
Exclusions
Planned follow-up attendances and attendances where the attendance category was unknown.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Providers submit national patient level A&E activity to NHS England (formally NHS Digital) through the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) CDS011.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not publicly reported. Monthly information produced by NHS England (formally NHS Digital).
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Provisional Accident and Emergency Quality Indicators for England digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-accident-and-emergency-quality-indicators-for-england
Metadata files.digital.nhs.uk/79/9073F7/aeqi_metadata.csv and files.digital.nhs.uk/48/30AAE6/AE2122%20Metadata.xlsx
A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/