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The purpose of this indicator set is to help the National Health Service (NHS) monitor admissions for serious accidental injuries.
There are inequalities in health. For example, people living in more deprived areas tend to have shorter life expectancy. The following indicators are to monitor the effects of deprivation on health.
Hospital emergency admissions, directly age-standardised rate, persons, all ages, 2008/09 per 100,000 population by local deprivation quintile.
The slope index of inequality (SII) in emergency admissions for persons of all ages. The SII gives a single score describing the extent of inequality in each local authority, and is broadly comparable between areas. See below for further details on the SII.