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NHS Outcomes Framework Indicators - February 2021 Release
National statistics, Open data, Experimental statistics, Official statistics, Accredited official statistics
Summary
The NHS Outcomes Framework (NHS OF) is a set of indicators developed by the Department of Health and Social Care to monitor the health outcomes of adults and children in England. The framework provides an overview of how the NHS is performing. This report provides information about the indicators updated in this release.
Highlights
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The February 2021 release provides new data for the following indicators:
- 1b Life expectancy at 75
- 1.1 Under 75 mortality rate from cardiovascular disease
- 1.2 Under 75 mortality rate from respiratory disease
- 1.3 Under 75 mortality rate from liver disease
- 1.4 Under 75 mortality rate from cancer
- 2.2 Employment of people with long-term conditions
- 2.3.i Unplanned hospitalisation for chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions
- 2.3.ii Unplanned hospitalisation for asthma, diabetes and epilepsy in under 19s
- 2.5.i Employment of people with mental illness
- 3a Emergency admissions for acute conditions that should not usually require hospital admission
- 3b Emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge from hospital
- 3.2 Emergency admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)
- 3.7.ii Tooth extractions due to decay for children admitted as inpatients to hospital, aged 10 years and under
- 5.1 Deaths from venous thromboembolism (VTE) related events within 90 days post discharge from hospital
- 5.6 Patient safety incidents reported (formerly indicators 5a, 5b and 5.4)
The following indicators have been signposted to a publication which will cover a new data period:
- 1.6.ii Five-year survival from all cancers in children (formerly indicator 1.6.iii)
- 3.6.i Proportion of older people (65 and over) who were still at home 91 days after discharge from hospital into reablement/rehabilitation services
- 3.6.ii Proportion of older people (65 and over) who were offered rehabilitation following discharge from acute or community hospital
The following indicators have not been updated with new data periods due to availability of data:
- 2.1 Proportion of people feeling supported to manage their condition
- 3.5.ii Hip fracture: Proportion of patients recovering to their previous levels of mobility at 120 days
- 4a.i Patient experience of GP services
- 4a.iii Patient experience of NHS dental services
- 4.4.i Access to GP services
- 4.4.ii Access to NHS dental services
The Excel and CSV data files, indicator specifications and data quality statements for the indicators updated in this publication are available from the zip files in the resources section below. Please note, these data files will not be updated when new data for these indicators are released.
The latest Excel and CSV data files, indicator specifications and data quality statements for all indicators are available from the most recent NHS Outcomes Framework publication. A link is provided in the resources section below.
The government's open data policy is about making data easy to find, easy to use and free to access. The data.gov.uk website supports this policy by bringing datasets from government departments and public sector bodies together in one place. You can explore NHS Outcomes Framework indicator data on the data.gov.uk website using the link in the resources section below.
Key Facts
Data Sets
- 1.1 Under 75 mortality rate from cardiovascular disease
- 1.2 Under 75 mortality rate from respiratory disease
- 1.3 Under 75 mortality rate from liver disease
- 1.4 Under 75 mortality rate from cancer
- 1.4.i One-year survival from all cancers
- 1.4.ii Five-year survival from all cancers
- 1.4.iii One-year survival from breast, lung and colorectal cancer
- 1.4.iv Five-year survival from breast, lung and colorectal cancer
- 1.5.i Excess under 75 mortality rates in adults with serious mental illness (formerly indicator 1.5)
- 1.6.i Infant mortality
- 1.6.ii Five-year survival from all cancers in children (formerly indicator 1.6.iii)
- 1a.i Potential years of life lost (PYLL) from causes considered amenable to healthcare - adults
- 1a.ii Potential years of life lost (PYLL) from causes considered amenable to healthcare - children and young people
- 1b Life expectancy at 75
- 1c Neonatal mortality and stillbirths (formerly indicator 1.6.ii)
- 2 Health-related quality of life for people with long-term conditions
- 2.1 Proportion of people feeling supported to manage their condition
- 2.2 Employment of people with long-term conditions
- 2.3.i Unplanned hospitalisation for chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions
- 2.3.ii Unplanned hospitalisation for asthma, diabetes and epilepsy in under 19s
- 2.4 Health-related quality of life for carers
- 2.5.i Employment of people with mental illness (formerly indicator 2.5)
- 2.6.i Estimated diagnosis rate for people with dementia
- 2.7 Health-related quality of life for people with three or more long-term conditions
- 3.2 Emergency admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)
- 3.5.i Hip fracture: Proportion of patients recovering to their previous levels of mobility / walking ability at 30 days
- 3.5.ii Hip fracture: Proportion of patients recovering to their previous levels of mobility / walking ability at 120 days
- 3.6.i Proportion of older people (65 and over) who were still at home 91 days after discharge from hospital into reablement/rehabilitation services
- 3.6.ii Proportion of older people (65 and over) who were offered rehabilitation following discharge from acute or community hospital
- 3.7.ii Tooth extractions due to decay for children admitted as inpatients to hospital, aged 10 years and under
- 3a Emergency admissions for acute conditions that should not usually require hospital admission
- 3b Emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge from hospital
- 4.1 Patient experience of outpatient services
- 4.2 Responsiveness to inpatients’ personal needs
- 4.3 Patient experience of A&E services
- 4.4.i Access to GP services
- 4.4.ii Access to NHS dental services
- 4.5 Women’s experience of maternity services
- 4.6 Bereaved carers' views on the quality of care in the last 3 months of life
- 4.7 Patient experience of community mental health services
- 4a.i Patient experience of GP services
- 4a.ii Patient experience of GP out-of-hours services
- 4a.iii Patient experience of NHS dental services
- 4b Patient experience of hospital care
- 5.1 Deaths from venous thromboembolism (VTE) related events within 90 days post discharge from hospital
- 5.2.i Incidence of healthcare-associated infection - MRSA
- 5.2.ii Incidence of healthcare-associated infection - C. difficile
- 5.5 Admission of full-term babies to neonatal care
- 5.6 Patient safety incidents reported (formerly indicators 5a, 5b and 5.4)
Resources
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