NHSScotland Performance Targets

NHSScotland Performance Targets - Treatment

Reducing the need for emergency hospital care, NHS Boards will achieve agreed reductions in emergency inpatient bed days rates for people aged 75 and over between 2009/10 and 2011/12 through improved partnership working between the acute, primary and community care sectors.
To improve stroke care, 90% of all patients admitted with a diagnosis of stroke will be admitted to a stroke unit on the day of admission, or the day following presentation by March 2013.
Further reduce healthcare associated infections so that by March 2013 NHS Boards' staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (including MRSA) cases are 0.26 or less per 1000 acute occupied bed days; and the rate of C lostridium difficile infections in patients aged 65 and over is 0.39 cases or less per 1000 total occupied bed days.
To support shifting the balance of care, NHS Boards will achieve agreed reductions in the rates of attendance at A&E between 2009/10 and 2013/14.

To achieve agreed reductions in the rates of hospital admissions and bed days of patients with primary diagnosis of COPD, Asthma, Diabetes or CHD, from 2006/07 to 2010/11.
Increase the level of older people with complex care needs receiving care at home.
Each NHS Board will achieve agreed improvements in the early diagnosis and management of patients with a dementia by March 2011.
To support shifting the balance of care, NHS Boards will achieve agreed reductions in the rates of attendance at A&E
To reduce all staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (including MRSA) cases by 30% by 31 March 2010 and to achieve a further reduction in cases of 15% by 31 March 2011; and to reduce the rate of Clostridium difficile infections in patients aged 65 and over by at least 30% by 31 March 2011.
By 2010/11, NHS Boards will reduce the emergency inpatient bed days for people aged 65 and over, by 10% compared with 2004/05.

QIS clinical governance and risk management standards improving.
Reduce the annual rate of increase of defined daily dose per capita of anti-depressants to zero by 2009/10, and put in place the required support framework to achieve a 10% reduction in future years.
Reduce the number of readmissions (within one year for those that have had a psychiatric hospital admission of over 7 days by 10% by the end of December 2009).
To achieve agreed reductions in the rates of hospital admissions and bed days of patients with primary diagnosis of COPD, Asthma, Diabetes or CHD, from 2006/7 to 2010/11.
Improvement in the quality of healthcare experience.
Increase the level of older people with complex care needs receiving care at home.
Each NHS Board will achieve agreed improvements in the early diagnosis and management of patients with a dementia by March 2011.
To support shifting the balance of care, NHS Boards will achieve agreed reductions in the rates of attendance at A&E, between 2007/08 and 2010/11.
To reduce all staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (including MRSA) by 30% by 2010; to introduce and comply with local antimicrobial policies by 2010; and to reduce the rate of C.diff infection in hospitals by at least 30% by 2011.
By 2010/11, NHS Boards will reduce the emergency inpatient bed days for people aged 65 and over, by 10% compared with 2004/05.

By 2008-09, we will reduce the proportion of older people (aged 65+) who are admitted as an emergency inpatient 2 or more times in a single year by 20% compared with 2004/05 and reduce, by 10%, emergency inpatient bed days for people aged 65 and over by 2008.
QIS (Quality Improvement Scotland) clinical governance and risk management standards improving.
Reduce the annual rate of increase of defined daily dose per capita of anti-depressants to zero by 2009/10, and put in place the required support framework to achieve a 10% reduction in future years.
Reduce the number of readmissions (within one year for those that have had a psychiatric hospital admission of over 7 days by 10% by the end of December 2009).
To reduce all staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (including MRSA) by 30% by 2010.
To achieve agreed reductions in the rates of hospital admissions and bed days of patients with primary diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease, from 2006/7 to 2010/11.
Improvement in the quality of healthcare experience.
Increase the level of older people with complex care needs receiving care at home.
Each NHS Board will achieve agreed improvements in the early diagnosis and management of patients with a dementia by March 2011.

The number of people waiting more than 6 weeks to be discharged from hospital into a more appropriate care setting will be reduced by 50% from April 2006 to April 2007 and to zero by April 2008. Additionally, the number of patients delayed in short-stay beds will be reduced by 50% from April 2006 to April 2007, and to zero in April 2008.
By 2008-09, we will reduce the proportion of older people (aged 65+) who are admitted as an emergency inpatient 2 or more times in a single year by 20% compared with 2004/05 and reduce, by 10%, emergency inpatient bed days for people aged 65 and over by 2008
Cervical screening : a minimum of 80% of women aged 20-60 are screened at least once every five years.
QIS clinical governance and risk management standards improving
Reduce the annual rate of increase of defined daily dose (DDD) per capita of anti-depressants to zero by 2009/10.
Reduce the number of readmissions (within one year) for those that have had a psychiatric hospital admission of over 7 days by 10% by the end of December 2009
To reduce all Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (including MRSA and MSSA) by 30% by 2010, from 2005/06 levels.

Reduce the number of people waiting to be discharged from hospital into a more appropriate care setting by 20% year on year between 2005 and the end of 2008, cutting to a minimum the number of people waiting more than 6 weeks to be discharged
By 2008-09, we will reduce the proportion of older people (aged 65+) who are admitted as an emergency inpatient 2 or more times in a single year by 20% compared with 2004/05.
Cervical screening : a minimum of 80% of women aged 20-60 are screened at least once every five years.
QIS clinical governance and risk management standards improving

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