The directly standardised rate of emergency admission to hospital for asthma and diabetes per 100,000 GP relevant population (age and sex standardised).
The Department of Health Public Service Agreement targets include the following target on long term conditions: to improve health outcomes for people with long term conditions by offering a personalised care plan for vulnerable people most at risk; and reduce emergency bed days by 5% by 2008, through improved care in primary care and community settings for people with long term conditions. Approximately one in three people in the UK has a long-term medical condition. Amongst people over the age of 75, two thirds have a long term medical condition, and 34% have more than one medical condition. This indicator reflects the level of potentially avoidable hospitalisation for asthma and diabetes, which should, in most instances, be largely managed in primary care. These conditions are representative of all chronic care management.
This indicator has been discontinued and so there will be no further updates.
Legacy unique identifier: P01036