Information About What to Do Post Discharge

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings

Hospital Care

Country

England

Publishing Organisation

National Health Service (NHS) and Care Quality Commission: Adult Inpatient Survey

Type of Quality Indicator

Outcome

IOM Quality Dimension

Person-Centredness

Setting-Specific Domain

Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

This survey asks participants to respond to the following question: Before you left hospital, were you given any information about what you should or should not do after leaving hospital? Answer options: Yes, No.

Numerator

A subset of the denominator that represents patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions about correct behaviours after discharge.

Denominator

Patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions regarding receiving information about what to do/not to do when leaving hospital.

Exclusions

Admitted to maternity or psychiatric units, did not stay overnight.

Use of Risk Adjustment

Yes

Risk Adjustments

Age, sex and method of admission (emergency or elective)

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection

Surveys

Data Collection Methods

NHS Adult Inpatient Survey

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Frequency of Data Collection in Days

365

Reporting Methods

Care Quality Commission annual report

Reporting Frequency

Annually

Reporting Frequency in Days

365

Indicator Has Recommended Targets

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

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Technical Specifications

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Link to Measurement Tools

Domain

Comprehensive Care

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)

Yes

Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed

Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?

No. Some data exists in a program or registry, but there is insufficient coverage.

Identified by PHARMA-Care Project

Upload Date

23 July 2025