The indicators presented measure the percentage of emergency admissions to any hospital in England occurring within 30 days of the last, previous discharge from hospital over the period 2013/14 to 2022/23.
There are 4 datasets that include breakdowns by the following geographies: region, Office for National Statistics (ONS) area classifications, NHS England regions, local authority of residence, NHS and private hospital providers, sub-Integrated Care Boards (sub-ICB) and Integrated Care Boards (ICB). Breakdowns are also published by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Quintiles.
(1) Emergency readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge (I02040 & I00712)
Also broken down by:
(a) age bands: All, <16 years, 16+ years, 16-74 years; 75+ years
(b) sex: male only, female only and persons.
(2) Emergency readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge by diagnosis for all ages (I02041)
Diagnoses included are:
(a) Fractured proximal femur broken down by sex: male only, female only and persons
(b) Stroke broken down by sex: male only, female only and persons.
(3) Emergency readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge by procedure for all ages (I02042)
Procedures included are:
(a) Primary hip replacement surgery broken down by sex: male only, female only and persons
(b) Hysterectomy broken down by female only.
(4) Reasons for Readmission contextual indicator (I02043)