Admitted to Hospital With Avoidable Conditions
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
UK Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspections
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Admitted to hospital with avoidable conditions. The list of avoidable conditions used here includes urinary infections, dehydration, pressure ulcers, pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections, severe malnutrition and fractures.
Numerator
Number of hospital admission for avoidable conditions
Denominator
Number of hospital admission
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age, gender, primary diagnosis, admission method and co-morbidities
Stratifications
With vs without dementia,
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Health Episode Statistics
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Tingle, J. (2013). Care Quality Commission-the second update of care services. British journal of nursing, 22(10), 588-589
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
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025