Score to Door Time (STDT)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Acute Adult
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Setting-Specific Domain
Emergency Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Mean time from National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 of 5 or more to Critical Care admission per month.
Numerator
Cumulative total score to door time for all patients in sample.
Denominator
The total number of patients in the sample.
Exclusions
Patients transferred from Emergency Departments, Maternity Units and Outpatients, High Dependency and Coronary Care areas to Intensive Care.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Patient's medical and nursing notes including NEWS2 chart
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Discovery online management information system
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Wait Time
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 10 June 2026