Inpatient Falls
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Acute Adult
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
Defining Attributes
Definition
The total number of inpatient falls.
Numerator
The total number of inpatient falls (excluding Out-patients, Day Cases and Emergency Departments*) for month.
Denominator
The total number of acute occupied bed days for the same time period (excluding Outpatients, Day Cases and Emergency Departments*).
Exclusions
Emergency Department (ED) attendances are not classified as inpatient episodes and do not generate occupied bed days. Please exclude falls in the ED from both the numerator and denominator of the inpatient falls measure.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Local incident management system
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
SPSP Impact Reports
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025