Estimated Cost of Delayed Discharges Across Scotland

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Public Health Scotland: Delayed Discharges in NHS Scotland
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Estimated cost of delayed discharges across Scotland.

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Public Health Scotland (PHS) delayed discharge monthly data submission. Not currently collected due to COVID pandemic.

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

No longer included in annual report. Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic, detailed cost data could not be submitted by NHS Boards to PHS.

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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