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Data set, Part of

Hospital episodes (admissions): Accidents: directly standardised rate, all ages, annual trend, MFP

Date Range:
01 Apr 1998 to 31 Mar 2009
Publication Date:
Geographic Coverage:
England, Wales
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, ONS Area Classification, Strategic Health Authorities, Local Authorities, Primary Care Organisations, County, London Authorities

Summary

Hospital admissions for serious accidental injury, with a length of stay exceeding 3 days (ICD-10 primary diagnosis in the range S00 through T98X and external cause code in the following ranges: V01-V99, W00-X59, Y40-Y84).

To reduce serious accidental injury. The directly age-standardised admission rate for accidents in persons of all ages is a target indicator in the Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation strategy (See indicator specification “Further reading”). The target is a 10% reduction by the year 2010 from the baseline rate in 1995/96.

This indicator has been discontinued and so there will be no further updates.

Legacy unique identifier: P00727

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