Percentage of All Category 1 Triaged Patients Who Received Specialist Palliative Care Within 2 Days in the Community
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
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Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rationale: Patients referred to specialist palliative care (SPC) services are triaged within 1 day and prioritised according to clinical guidelines as Category 1,2 or 3. Category 1 patients are deemed to need immediate intervention by the specialist palliative care team and should be seen within 2 days. This is the number of calendar days from triaged category 1 patients to first face to face appointment with the community specialist palliative care team. Includes all patient conditions referred to community specialist palliative care services including cancer and non-cancer patients. Calculation: (number <2 days)/( all categorised cat 1 metrics)*100 and presented as a percentage(Number of Category 1 patients seen within 2 days )/(total number of category 2 patients)/100 Example: Cat 1: <2 days = 5, Cat 1: from 3-7 days = 6, Cat 1: 8-14 days = 7, Cat 1: 15+ days = 8 would be calculated as: (5)/(5+6+7+8)x100 = 19.2%
Numerator
Number of Category 1 patients seen within 2 days.
Denominator
Total number of category 2 patients.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Reporting is aggregated at the national, Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) and Local Health Office (LHO) level.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Information is sourced by specialist palliative care services who forward to Business Intelligence Unit office and copy to Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) Business Unit. Data Completeness is expected at 100%. Data quality issues are addressed as they arise.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public reporting.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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Technical Specifications
Unable to locate full specifications. Some details are available here: www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/kpis/2024-palliative-care-services-nsp-metadata.pdf