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 2021/22.
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There are 4 datasets that include breakdowns by the following geographies: region, Office for National Statistics (ONS) area classification (2011 census v2 revised), NHS England regions, local authority of residence, NHS and private hospital providers, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP). Breakdowns are also published by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Quintiles.
(1) Emergency readmissions to hospital within 30 days of discharge (I02040)
Also broken down by:
(a) age bands: <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)