Publication, Part of Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity
Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity, 2021-22
National statistics, Accredited official statistics
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Consultation for Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity
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Summary Report - ACC - Days
Critical Care records by start and discharge day, 2021-22
This chart shows the distribution of critical care records through the week.
Most critical care records started on a weekday (197,672 records, 80.3 per cent).
Just under half (49.5 per cent) of discharges were between Wednesday and Friday.
Critical Care - Average length of stay by start day, 2021-22
Although we can see from the previous chart that fewer critical care records start at the weekend, the average length of stay for patients that were admitted on a Saturday or Sunday was one day longer compared with those admitted on a weekday.
Critical Care - Average length of stay by discharge day, 2021-22
The average length of stay was longest for critical care records ending on a Monday (5.8 days).
This is over 1 day longer than discharges at the end of the working week (1.6 days longer than Saturdays, 1.1 days longer than Sundays).
Patients discharged on a Saturday had the shortest average length of stay at 4.2 days.
Last edited: 26 October 2023 11:46 am