Summary

Description

These emergency readmission indicators provide information to help the NHS monitor success in avoiding (or reducing to a minimum) readmission following discharge from hospital. Not all emergency readmissions are likely to be part of the originally planned treatment and some may be potentially avoidable. The NHS may be helped to prevent potentially avoidable readmissions by seeing comparative figures and learning lessons from organisations with low readmission rates. The indicators presented measure emergency admissions to hospitals in England occurring within 28 days of the last, previous discharge from hospital. ■There are five emergency readmissions indicators: fractured proximal femur; hip replacement surgery; hysterectomy; stroke and ‘all readmissions' (see Cautionary notes below). ■Data is presented for the period 2000/01 to 2009/10, split by gender where applicable, and by age group for the ‘all readmissions' indicator. ■Data is provided for around 700 health and local government organisations in England. These indicators were previously published on the Compendium of Clinical and Health Indicators and are now published on the NHS IC's Indicator Portal as part of the continuing release of this indicator set. Data, along with indicator specifications, providing details of indicator construction, data quality, statistical methods and interpretation considerations, can be accessed on The NHS IC's Indicator Portal: