Pennine Acute NHS Trust Readmission Figures
Any other business which by reason of special circumstances the Chair agrees may be considered as a matter of urgency.
Minutes:
Steve Taylor; Chief Officer/Managing Director Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation reported that on average over the last 18 months the readmission rate is 6.1% within a 30 day period. The greatest percentage is not within the frail elderly cohort, rather the 19-64 age group and in general medicine and reported a 4.8 days average re-admission length of stay.
It was agreed:
Steve Taylor; Chief Officer/Managing Director Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation will provide a report for consideration at the next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board with regards to re-admission rates; the report will include information in respect of the reasons for the admittances, as well as comparative data/national averages.