Emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge from hospital (NHSOF 3b)

• Published by: NHS Digital
• Last updated: 02 July 2019
• Topic: Not added
• Licence: Open Government Licence

Summary

This indicator measures the percentage of admissions of people who returned to hospital as an emergency within 30 days of the last time they left hospital after a stay. Admissions for cancer and obstetrics are excluded as they may be part of the patient’s care plan.

Purpose

This indicator aims to measure the success of the NHS in helping people to recover effectively from illnesses or injuries. If a person does not recover well, it is more likely that they will require hospital treatment again within the 30 days following their previous admission. Thus, readmissions are widely used as an indicator of the success of healthcare in helping people to recover.

Current version updated: Feb-14

Next version due: To be confirmed

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Link to the data	Format	File added	Data preview
Indicator data (.csv)	CSV	02 July 2019	Preview
Indicator data (.xls)	XLS	02 July 2019	Not available

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