Published By Department for Communities and Local Government
Issued about 10 years ago
Summary
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).