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Primary Care Management - Acute conditions (change in rate)
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Primary Care Management - Acute conditions (change in rate) |
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Emergency admissions rate for acute ear, nose and throat infection, kidney/urinary tract infection and heart failure per 100,000 population (age and sex standardised). Change in rate.
Rationale
This indicator reflects the level of potentially avoidable hospitalisation for acute ear, nose & throat infection, kidney/urinary tract infection and heart failure, which could, in most instances, be largely managed in primary care. These conditions are representative of all acute care management.
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Thresholds
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| Significantly below average |
1 |
band e - the probability of this level of deterioration happening by chance is less than 1% |
| Below average |
2 |
band d - the probability of this level of deterioration happening by chance is less than 5% but more than 1% |
| Average |
3 |
band c - the level of improvement or deterioration is not statistically significant |
| Above average |
4 |
band b - the probability of this level of improvement happening by chance is less than 5% and greater than 1% |
| Significantly above average |
5 |
band a - the probability of this level of improvement happening by chance is less than 1% |
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