Emergency Re-Admission Rate
This indicator looks at patients who are readmitted to hospital in an emergency within 30 days of
discharge. Emergency readmissions rates are a potentially valuable indicator of quality of care; a
measure of patient outcomes, but it is not that simple.
Some emergency readmissions may be due to relapses of existing long term conditions or new and
unrelated illness. Others may be due to unrelated or unforeseen causes such as the patient's home
conditions or community support.
It is also important to consider the ageing population and the increase in the number of people living
with multiple chronic conditions.
The graph below shows the percentage of recorded emergency readmissions (%) to the Trust
April 2018 - March 2020.
South Eastern HSC Trust 30 day Readmission Rate
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