Number of Days People Aged 75+ Spend in Hospital When They Are Ready to Be Discharged, per 1,000 Population
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Public Health Scotland: Core suite of integration indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of bed days due to delay discharge that have been recorded for people aged 75+ resident within the Local Authority area, per 1,000 population in the area.
Numerator
The number of bed days due to delay discharge that have been recorded for people aged 75+ resident within the Local Authority area.
Denominator
Population aged 75 and over in the area (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Public Health Scotland monthly delayed discharge data and National Records of Scotland 2021 Mid-Year Population Estimates.
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Public Health Scotland produces Delayed discharges in NHS Scotland annually.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Public Health Scotland - Core suite of integration indicators
www.gov.scot/publications/health-social-care-integration-core-suite-indicators/pages/1/
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
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025