7. EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
(continued)
Table 81a
EMERGENCY READMISSIONS
National summary of data from the "Compendium
of clinical and health indicators", NCHOD October 2009
|
| Total number of emergency readmissions within 28 days of previous discharge
| Increase on previous year
|
Year | 1998-99
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01
| 2001-02 | 2002-03
| 2003-04 | 2004-05
| 2005-06 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 |
|
Males: |
0-15 | 34,362
| 34,224 | 33,159
| 35,031 | 34,043
| 34,874 | 36,707
| 39,778 | 40,425
| 43,016 | 1.63%
| 6.41% |
16-74 | 109,027
| 109,839 | 110,880
| 112,729 | 114,073
| 129,244 | 142,598
| 155,697 | 160,613
| 164,290 | 3.16%
| 2.29% |
75+ | 40,244
| 40,528 | 41,767
| 42,238 | 45,171
| 51,314 | 56,412
| 61,417 | 62,383
| 64,778 | 1.57%
| 3.84% |
16+ | 149,271
| 150,367 | 152,647
| 154,967 | 159,244
| 180,558 | 199,010
| 217,114 | 222,996
| 229,068 | 2.71%
| 2.72% |
All ages | 183,633
| 184,591 | 185,806
| 189,998 | 193,287
| 215,432 | 235,717
| 256,892 | 263,421
| 272,084 | 2.54%
| 3.29% |
Females: |
0-15 | 26,169
| 26,106 | 26,106
| 27,056 | 27,360
| 27,847 | 29,296
| 32,555 | 32,418
| 34,615 | -0.42%
| 6.78% |
16-74 | 95,878
| 97,161 | 100,021
| 99,561 | 102,459
| 114,072 | 125,644
| 137,032 | 141,369
| 145,299 | 3.16%
| 2.78% |
75+ | 54,039
| 55,801 | 57,489
| 59,624 | 63,436
| 72,455 | 82,599
| 90,862 | 91,661
| 94,356 | 0.88%
| 2.94% |
16+ | 149,917
| 152,962 | 157,510
| 159,185 | 165,895
| 186,527 | 208,243
| 227,894 | 233,030
| 239,655 | 2.25%
| 2.84% |
All ages | 176,086
| 179,068 | 183,616
| 186,241 | 193,255
| 214,374 | 237,539
| 260,449 | 265,448
| 274,270 | 1.92%
| 3.32% |
Persons: |
0-15 | 60,531
| 60,330 | 59,265
| 62,087 | 61,403
| 62,721 | 66,003
| 72,333 | 72,843
| 77,631 | 0.71%
| 6.57% |
16-74 | 204,905
| 207,000 | 210,901
| 212,290 | 216,532
| 243,316 | 268,242
| 292,729 | 301,982
| 309,589 | 3.16%
| 2.52% |
75+ | 94,283
| 96,329 | 99,256
| 101,862 | 108,607
| 123,769 | 139,011
| 152,279 | 154,044
| 159,134 | 1.16%
| 3.30% |
16+ | 299,188
| 303,329 | 310,157
| 314,152 | 325,139
| 367,085 | 407,253
| 445,008 | 456,026
| 468,723 | 2.48%
| 2.78% |
All ages | 359,719
| 363,659 | 369,422
| 376,239 | 386,542
| 429,806 | 473,256
| 517,341 | 528,869
| 546,354 | 2.23%
| 3.31% |
|
Table 81b
EMERGENCY READMISSIONS
National summary of data from the "Compendium of clinical
and health indicators", NCHOD October 2009
|
| Raw emergency readmission rate (readmissions as a percentage of all discharges)
| Increase on previous year
|
Year | 1998-99
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01
| 2001-02 | 2002-03
| 2003-04 | 2004-05
| 2005-06 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 |
|
Males: |
0-15 | 8.13 |
8.26 | 8.22
| 8.41 | 8.40
| 8.45 | 8.86
| 9.27 | 9.48
| 9.96 | 2.27%
| 5.06% |
16-74 | 7.75
| 7.93 | 7.96
| 8.14 | 8.08
| 8.59 | 9.17
| 9.61 | 9.84
| 9.99 | 2.35%
| 1.50% |
75+ | 11.40 |
11.62 | 11.88
| 11.84 | 12.26
| 12.96 | 13.68
| 14.21 | 14.21
| 14.37 | -0.02%
| 1.13% |
16+ | 8.48 |
8.67 | 8.75
| 8.90 | 8.94
| 9.50 | 10.11
| 10.58 | 10.77
| 10.93 | 1.74%
| 1.53% |
All ages | 8.41
| 8.59 | 8.65
| 8.81 | 8.84
| 9.31 | 9.89
| 10.36 | 10.55
| 10.77 | 1.85%
| 2.07% |
Females: |
0-15 | 8.05 |
8.16 | 8.39
| 8.47 | 8.66
| 8.56 | 8.97
| 9.52 | 9.60
| 10.06 | 0.81%
| 4.79% |
16-74 | 6.76
| 6.97 | 7.17
| 7.24 | 7.25
| 7.59 | 8.09
| 8.41 | 8.66
| 8.78 | 2.95%
| 1.43% |
75+ | 9.86 |
10.28 | 10.52
| 10.83 | 11.27
| 11.97 | 13.04
| 13.70 | 13.70
| 13.89 | 0.03%
| 1.33% |
16+ | 7.62 |
7.90 | 8.12
| 8.26 | 8.40
| 8.85 | 9.52
| 9.94 | 10.13
| 10.27 | 1.85%
| 1.42% |
All ages | 7.68
| 7.93 | 8.15
| 8.29 | 8.43
| 8.81 | 9.45
| 9.89 | 10.06
| 10.24 | 1.73%
| 1.83% |
Persons: |
0-15 | 8.09 |
8.22 | 8.29
| 8.44 | 8.52
| 8.49 | 8.91
| 9.38 | 9.53
| 10.00 | 1.61%
| 4.94% |
16-74 | 7.25
| 7.45 | 7.57
| 7.69 | 7.67
| 8.09 | 8.63
| 9.01 | 9.25
| 9.38 | 2.65%
| 1.45% |
75+ | 10.46 |
10.80 | 11.05
| 11.23 | 11.66
| 12.36 | 13.29
| 13.90 | 13.90
| 14.08 | 0.01%
| 1.26% |
16+ | 8.03 |
8.26 | 8.42
| 8.57 | 8.66
| 9.16 | 9.80
| 10.24 | 10.43
| 10.58 | 1.81%
| 1.47% |
All ages | 8.04
| 8.25 | 8.40
| 8.54 | 8.63
| 9.05 | 9.67
| 10.11 | 10.30
| 10.50 | 1.80%
| 1.95% |
Table 81c
EMERGENCY READMISSIONS
National summary of data from the "Compendium of clinical
and health indicators", NCHOD October 2009
|
| Rate of emergency readmissions standardised to 2003-04 (as a percentage of all discharges)
| Increase on previous year
|
Year | 1998-99
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01
| 2001-02 | 2002-03
| 2003-04 | 2004-05
| 2005-06 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 | 2006-07
| 2007-08 |
|
Males: |
0-15 | 8.39 |
8.53 | 8.39
| 8.60 | 8.59
| 8.54 | 8.84
| 9.15 | 9.35
| 9.76 | 2.19%
| 4.39% |
16-74 | 7.76
| 7.85 | 7.88
| 8.00 | 8.00
| 8.43 | 8.86
| 9.30 | 9.62
| 9.93 | 3.44%
| 3.22% |
75+ | 11.79 |
11.87 | 12.07
| 11.98 | 12.41
| 12.98 | 13.59
| 14.11 | 14.30
| 14.57 | 1.35%
| 1.89% |
16+ | 8.77 |
8.86 | 8.93
| 9.01 | 9.10
| 9.56 | 10.04
| 10.50 | 10.81
| 11.11 | 2.95%
| 2.78% |
All ages | 8.97
| 9.07 | 9.10
| 9.21 | 9.28
| 9.66 | 10.12
| 10.57 | 10.87
| 11.20 | 2.80%
| 3.04% |
Females: |
0-15 | 8.15 |
8.27 | 8.37
| 8.42 | 8.60
| 8.44 | 8.75
| 9.19 | 9.29
| 9.68 | 1.09%
| 4.20% |
16-74 | 7.12
| 7.23 | 7.42
| 7.43 | 7.49
| 7.74 | 8.11
| 8.45 | 8.77
| 9.05 | 3.79%
| 3.19% |
75+ | 10.27 |
10.60 | 10.77
| 10.99 | 11.39
| 11.96 | 12.89
| 13.49 | 13.68
| 14.00 | 1.41%
| 2.34% |
16+ | 7.89 |
8.06 | 8.24
| 8.30 | 8.46
| 8.80 | 9.33
| 9.73 | 10.01
| 10.29 | 2.88%
| 2.80% |
All ages | 7.71
| 7.87 | 8.03
| 8.09 | 8.24
| 8.50 | 8.98
| 9.38 | 9.63
| 9.92 | 2.66%
| 3.00% |
Persons: |
0-15 | 8.29 |
8.42 | 8.39
| 8.52 | 8.60
| 8.49 | 8.80
| 9.17 | 9.34
| 9.74 | 1.85%
| 4.28% |
16-74 | 7.45
| 7.55 | 7.66
| 7.72 | 7.75
| 8.09 | 8.49
| 8.88 | 9.20
| 9.50 | 3.60%
| 3.26% |
75+ | 10.88 |
11.11 | 11.28
| 11.38 | 11.79
| 12.36 | 13.17
| 13.73 | 13.91
| 14.21 | 1.31%
| 2.16% |
16+ | 8.31 |
8.44 | 8.57
| 8.64 | 8.76
| 9.16 | 9.66
| 10.09 | 10.38
| 10.67 | 2.87%
| 2.79% |
All ages | 8.31
| 8.45 | 8.54
| 8.63 | 8.74
| 9.05 | 9.53
| 9.95 | 10.22
| 10.53 | 2.73%
| 3.01% |
|
Table 81d
EMERGENCY READMISSIONS
National summary of data from the "Compendium of clinical
and health indicators", NCHOD October 2009
|
| 1998-99
| 1999-2000
| 2000-01
| 2001-02
| 2002-03 |
Year | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised |
| discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % |
|
Males: |
0-15 | 422,739
| 34,362 | 34,792
| 8.39 | 414,277
| 34,224 | 34,083
| 8.53 | 403,254
| 33,159 | 33,561
| 8.39 | 416,334
| 35,031 | 34,599
| 8.60 | 405,181
| 34,043 | 33,680
| 8.59 |
16-74 | 1,406,779
| 109,027 | 113,685
| 7.76 | 1,385,678
| 109,839 | 113,168
| 7.85 | 1,392,103
| 110,880 | 113,779
| 7.88 | 1,384,425
| 112,729 | 113,934
| 8.00 | 1,411,892
| 114,073 | 115,294
| 8.00 |
75+ | 353,139
| 40,244 | 42,219
| 11.79 | 348,718
| 40,528 | 42,209
| 11.87 | 351,610
| 41,767 | 42,803
| 12.07 | 356,712
| 42,238 | 43,603
| 11.98 | 368,477
| 45,171 | 45,006
| 12.41 |
16+ | 1,759,918
| 149,271 | 155,904
| 8.77 | 1,734,396
| 150,367 | 155,377
| 8.86 | 1,743,713
| 152,647 | 156,582
| 8.93 | 1,741,137
| 154,967 | 157,537
| 9.01 | 1,780,369
| 159,244 | 160,300
| 9.10 |
All ages | 2,182,657
| 183,633 | 190,697
| 8.97 | 2,148,673
| 184,591 | 189,460
| 9.07 | 2,146,967
| 185,806 | 190,143
| 9.10 | 2,157,471
| 189,998 | 192,136
| 9.21 | 2,185,550
| 193,287 | 193,979
| 9.28 |
Females: |
0-15 | 325,265
| 26,169 | 27,273
| 8.15 | 319,769
| 26,106 | 26,820
| 8.27 | 311,252
| 26,106 | 26,496
| 8.37 | 319,422
| 27,056 | 27,296
| 8.42 | 315,892
| 27,360 | 27,027
| 8.60 |
16-74 | 1,418,137
| 95,878 | 108,902
| 7.12 | 1,394,295
| 97,161 | 108,658
| 7.23 | 1,394,356
| 100,021 | 109,032
| 7.42 | 1,375,670
| 99,561 | 108,476
| 7.43 | 1,412,766
| 102,459 | 110,692
| 7.49 |
75+ | 548,081
| 54,039 | 65,032
| 10.27 | 542,932
| 55,801 | 65,090
| 10.60 | 546,579
| 57,489 | 66,009
| 10.77 | 550,538
| 59,624 | 67,070
| 10.99 | 562,767
| 63,436 | 68,867
| 11.39 |
16+ | 1,966,218
| 149,917 | 173,934
| 7.89 | 1,937,227
| 152,962 | 173,748
| 8.06 | 1,940,935
| 157,510 | 175,042
| 8.24 | 1,926,208
| 159,185 | 175,546
| 8.30 | 1,975,533
| 165,895 | 179,559
| 8.46 |
All ages | 2,291,483
| 176,086 | 201,207
| 7.71 | 2,256,996
| 179,068 | 200,568
| 7.87 | 2,252,187
| 183,616 | 201,537
| 8.03 | 2,245,630
| 186,241 | 202,842
| 8.09 | 2,291,425
| 193,255 | 206,586
| 8.24 |
Persons: |
0-15 | 748,004
| 60,531 | 62,010
| 8.29 | 734,046
| 60,330 | 60,863
| 8.42 | 714,506
| 59,265 | 60,007
| 8.39 | 735,756
| 62,087 | 61,867
| 8.52 | 721,073
| 61,403 | 60,631
| 8.60 |
16-74 | 2,824,916
| 204,905 | 222,554
| 7.45 | 2,779,973
| 207,000 | 221,747
| 7.55 | 2,786,459
| 210,901 | 222,722
| 7.66 | 2,760,095
| 212,290 | 222,396
| 7.72 | 2,824,658
| 216,532 | 225,948
| 7.75 |
75+ | 901,220
| 94,283 | 107,181
| 10.88 | 891,650
| 96,329 | 107,245
| 11.11 | 898,189
| 99,256 | 108,764
| 11.28 | 907,250
| 101,862 | 110,651
| 11.38 | 931,244
| 108,607 | 113,854
| 11.79 |
16+ | 3,726,136
| 299,188 | 329,735
| 8.31 | 3,671,623
| 303,329 | 328,992
| 8.44 | 3,684,648
| 310,157 | 331,485
| 8.57 | 3,667,345
| 314,152 | 333,047
| 8.64 | 3,755,902
| 325,139 | 339,802
| 8.76 |
All ages | 4,474,140
| 359,719 | 391,745
| 8.31 | 4,405,669
| 363,659 | 389,854
| 8.45 | 4,399,154
| 369,422 | 391,492
| 8.54 | 4,403,101
| 376,239 | 394,914
| 8.63 | 4,476,975
| 386,542 | 400,432
| 8.74 |
|
| 2003-04
| 2004-05
| 2005-06
| 2006-07
| 2007-08
|
Year | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised | Number
| Number | Expected
| Standardised |
| discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % | discharges
| readmissions | number
| % |
|
Males: |
0-15 | 412,885
| 34,874 | 34,701
| 8.54 | 414,526
| 36,707 | 35,287
| 8.84 | 429,198
| 39,778 | 36,931
| 9.15 | 426,509
| 40,425 | 36,719
| 9.35 | 431,985
| 43,016 | 37,444
| 9.76 |
16-74 | 1,504,998
| 129,244 | 124,083
| 8.43 | 1,555,688
| 142,598 | 130,240
| 8.86 | 1,619,394
| 155,697 | 135,468
| 9.30 | 1,632,116
| 160,613 | 135,002
| 9.62 | 1,644,729
| 164,290 | 133,786
| 9.93 |
75+ | 395,830
| 51,314 | 48,863
| 12.98 | 412,253
| 56,412 | 51,315
| 13.59 | 432,075
| 61,417 | 53,817
| 14.11 | 438,974
| 62,383 | 53,935
| 14.30 | 450,718
| 64,778 | 54,972
| 14.57 |
16+ | 1,900,828
| 180,558 | 172,946
| 9.56 | 1,967,941
| 199,010 | 181,555
| 10.04 | 2,051,469
| 217,114 | 189,285
| 10.50 | 2,071,090
| 222,996 | 188,937
| 10.81 | 2,095,447
| 229,068 | 188,758
| 11.11 |
All ages | 2,313,713
| 215,432 | 207,647
| 9.66 | 2,382,467
| 235,717 | 216,842
| 10.12 | 2,480,667
| 256,892 | 226,216
| 10.57 | 2,497,599
| 263,421 | 225,656
| 10.87 | 2,527,432
| 272,084 | 226,202
| 11.20 |
Females: |
0-15 | 325,492
| 27,847 | 28,020
| 8.44 | 326,468
| 29,296 | 28,445
| 8.75 | 341,909
| 32,555 | 30,105
| 9.19 | 337,739
| 32,418 | 29,648
| 9.29 | 344,135
| 34,615 | 30,373
| 9.68 |
16-74 | 1,502,590
| 114,072 | 119,233
| 7.74 | 1,553,033
| 125,644 | 125,285
| 8.11 | 1,629,141
| 137,032 | 131,263
| 8.45 | 1,632,474
| 141,369 | 130,413
| 8.77 | 1,654,188
| 145,299 | 129,945
| 9.05 |
75+ | 605,183
| 72,455 | 74,906
| 11.96 | 633,497
| 82,599 | 79,201
| 12.89 | 663,284
| 90,862 | 83,274
| 13.49 | 668,940
| 91,661 | 82,816
| 13.68 | 679,553
| 94,356 | 83,325
| 14.00 |
16+ | 2,107,773
| 186,527 | 194,139
| 8.80 | 2,186,530
| 208,243 | 204,487
| 9.33 | 2,292,425
| 227,894 | 214,537
| 9.73 | 2,301,414
| 233,030 | 213,229
| 10.01 | 2,333,741
| 239,655 | 213,270
| 10.29 |
All ages | 2,433,265
| 214,374 | 222,159
| 8.50 | 2,512,998
| 237,539 | 232,932
| 8.98 | 2,634,334
| 260,449 | 244,642
| 9.38 | 2,639,153
| 265,448 | 242,877
| 9.63 | 2,677,876
| 274,270 | 243,643
| 9.92 |
Persons: |
0-15 | 738,377
| 62,721 | 62,721
| 8.49 | 740,994
| 66,003 | 63,686
| 8.80 | 771,107
| 72,333 | 66,987
| 9.17 | 764,248
| 72,843 | 66,271
| 9.34 | 776,120
| 77,631 | 67,735
| 9.74 |
16-74 | 3,007,588
| 243,316 | 243,316
| 8.09 | 3,108,721
| 268,242 | 255,545
| 8.49 | 3,248,535
| 292,729 | 266,801
| 8.88 | 3,264,590
| 301,982 | 265,461
| 9.20 | 3,298,917
| 309,589 | 263,773
| 9.50 |
75+ | 1,001,013
| 123,769 | 123,769
| 12.36 | 1,045,750
| 139,011 | 130,548
| 13.17 | 1,095,359
| 152,279 | 137,151
| 13.73 | 1,107,914
| 154,044 | 136,907
| 13.91 | 1,130,271
| 159,134 | 138,478
| 14.21 |
16+ | 4,008,601
| 367,085 | 367,085
| 9.16 | 4,154,471
| 407,253 | 386,092
| 9.66 | 4,343,894
| 445,008 | 403,951
| 10.09 | 4,372,504
| 456,026 | 402,367
| 10.38 | 4,429,188
| 468,723 | 402,252
| 10.67 |
All ages | 4,746,978
| 429,806 | 429,806
| 9.05 | 4,895,465
| 473,256 | 449,778
| 9.53 | 5,115,001
| 517,341 | 470,938
| 9.95 | 5,136,752
| 528,869 | 468,638
| 10.22 | 5,205,308
| 546,354 | 469,987
| 10.53 |
|
|