Scottish Government

Why is this HEAT target important?

This target provides a focus on identifying people at risk of admission. Using proactive, planned and integrated case management and an anticipatory approach to care will encourage a better flow of people out of hospital and a shift towards self management, innovation and building capacity for care at home.

How are we performing?

Target due for delivery in 2010/11

The Scotland target is 8,511 bed days per 100,000 population or less for the specified long-term conditions, in 2010/11.

There was a decrease in the number of bed days between 2008/09 and 2009/10, from 8,974 bed days per 100,000 population in 2008/09 to 8,201 in 2009/10.

Due to the ongoing issues relating to the supply of complete and comprehensive hospital activity data from a number of NHS Boards, ISD Scotland are currently unable to publish its detailed annual Acute Hospital Activity statistics for the year ending March 2011.

ISD Scotland hopes to be able to publish a wider range of annual Acute Hospital Activity information as part of its March 2012 release. Further updates regarding this situation will be reported when they are available.

The Graph below shows occupied bed days per 100,000 population since 2005/06.

NHS Board level performance is shown in the table below.

Bed days per 100,000 population by NHS Board, 2009/10 and NHS board target

Further Information

Long Term Conditions Collaborative Programme

Inpatient and Day Case statistics

Related National Outcomes

• We live longer, healthier lives
• Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs