Question reference: S4W-30427
- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 8 March 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 March 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of seven-day emergency readmissions there have been in each year since 2010-11, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Since 2010-11 there has been an increase of around 0.1 percentage points per annum in the percentage of admissions which were followed by an emergency readmission for all ages combined.
Information on seven-day emergency readmissions is set out in the following tables
The percentage of admissions which were followed by emergency readmission with seven days by financial year and NHS Board of Residence for all ages.
| Health Board of Residence | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| NHS Borders | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.0% |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| NHS Fife | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| NHS Forth Valley | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| NHS Grampian | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| NHS Highland | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| NHS Lothian | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| NHS Orkney Islands | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| NHS Shetland Islands | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| NHS Tayside | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| NHS Western Isles | 3.0% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
Source: SMR01, Information Services Division Scotland
The number of emergency readmission continuous inpatient stays within seven days by financial year and NHS Board of Residence for all ages.
| Health Board of Residence | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 3,822 | 4,260 | 4,438 | 4,510 | 4,509 |
| NHS Borders | 1,079 | 1,231 | 1,292 | 1,386 | 1,365 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 1,051 | 1,091 | 1,094 | 1,204 | 1,261 |
| NHS Fife | 2,566 | 2,557 | 2,909 | 3,221 | 3,371 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 1,802 | 1,853 | 2,188 | 2,238 | 2,559 |
| NHS Grampian | 3,746 | 3,784 | 4,090 | 3,994 | 4,120 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 10,880 | 11,515 | 11,265 | 12,402 | 12,955 |
| NHS Highland | 2,782 | 2,801 | 2,475 | 2,540 | 2,692 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 5,778 | 6,215 | 6,685 | 6,905 | 6,830 |
| NHS Lothian | 6,104 | 6,862 | 7,027 | 7,188 | 7,461 |
| NHS Orkney Islands | 154 | 152 | 138 | 155 | 205 |
| NHS Shetland Islands | 168 | 214 | 203 | 170 | 203 |
| NHS Tayside | 3,214 | 3,206 | 3,151 | 3,192 | 3,171 |
| NHS Western Isles | 224 | 271 | 369 | 277 | 214 |
Source: SMR01, Information Services Division Scotland