Datasets / NI 134 - The number of emergency bed days per head of weighted population


NI 134 - The number of emergency bed days per head of weighted population

Published By Department for Communities and Local Government

Issued over 9 years ago

GB
final

Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Emergency bed days would be defined as in year bed days of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) where the admission method is reported as emergency. Data is on a commissioner basis. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Office for National Statistics (ONS) Publisher: DCLG Floor Targets Interactive Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2003/04 to 2007/08 Type of data: Administrative data Notes: Methods for population weights at LA level are still to be confirmed. Existing methodology for weighting for PCTs is consistent with the DH resource allocation: weighted capitation formula (population weighted for age and need).