Emergency admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) (NHSOF 3.2)

Description

This indicator measures the number of emergency admissions to hospital of children with selected types of lower respiratory tract infections (bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia and pneumonia). Purpose This indicator is concerned with how successfully the NHS manages to reduce avoidable emergency admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Current version updated: Feb-17 Next version due: Feb-18

Resources

Name Format Description Link
53 https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/clinical-indicators/nhs-outcomes-framework
8 https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/clinical-indicators/nhs-outcomes-framework

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  • nhs
  • patients
  • hospital-admissions
  • hospital-episodes
  • admissions
  • child-health
  • clinical-indicator
  • health
  • healthcare
  • respiratory-diseases

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