NHSOF 3a: Emergency Admissions for Avoidable Acute Conditions in England

Emergency hospital admissions in England for acute conditions like ear/nose/throat infections, kidney/urinary tract infections, and angina that could potentially have been avoided with better primary care management. The indicator is produced by the Government Digital Service and was last updated in February 2017, with a next version due in February 2018. It aims to measure reductions in admissions where hospital care might indicate a deterioration that could have been prevented.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in avoidable hospitalizations based on the specific acute conditions listed in the description
• Benchmark healthcare provider performance based on the indicator's measure of emergency admission rates
• Model the impact of primary care interventions based on the concept of admissions that should be managed outside hospital

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific and policy-relevant public health indicator (NHSOF 3a)
• Data is provided in common, accessible file formats (EXCEL XLS, CSV)

Limitations

• Row count and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified beyond the stated version dates

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from NHS administrative records on hospital admissions.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided input.

Freshness

Current version updated Feb-17, next version due Feb-18.

Geography

England