Mean Waiting Time (Days) Referral to Assessment

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
United Kingdom Rehabilitation Outcomes Collaborative (UKROC)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

Mean waiting time in days from referral to assessment (inferred).

Numerator

Mean number of days from referral to assessment (inferred).

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is all case episodes admitted for inpatient specialist rehabilitation (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

UK Rehabilitation Outcomes Collaborative (UKROC), 2022, Six-year report 2015-2021, London www.kcl.ac.uk/nmpc/assets/rehab/ukroc-report-2015-21-final.pdf

Link to Measurement Tools

UKROC

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
12 March 2025