Readmission to Hospital Within 28 Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Public Health Scotland: Core suite of integration indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of readmissions to an acute hospital within 28 days of discharge per 1,000 discharges.
Numerator
Number of readmissions to an acute hospital within 28 days of discharge.
Denominator
Number of discharges (inferred).
Exclusions
Geriatric long stay discharges
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Scottish Morbidity Record SMR01 acute hospital activity data (Acute Inpatient and Day Case)
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
This indicator is one of the national suite of Primary Care Indicators, and data are being made available for each General Practice in Scotland.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
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
No
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025