Access to Planned Care

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health System Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning

Defining Attributes

Definition

People who had surgery or care that was planned in advance, as a percentage of the agreed number of events in the delivery plan.

Numerator

Count of inpatient and outpatient interventions from the NMDS and national non-admitted patient collection (NNPAC). Numbers are extracted one month in arrears on the first Monday of each month.

Denominator

Number of planned care interventions agreed between DHBs and the Ministry as outlined in the PCFS.

Exclusions

Excluding maternity purchase units for selected inpatient surgical discharges, minor procedures and non-surgical interventions.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), National Non-Admitted Patient Collection (NNPAC), planned care funding schedule (PCFS)

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
23 July 2025