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3. Outcome: Broken down by discharge destination

Information on where people go once they have been triaged, assessed and treated in the Emergency Department. This will improve understanding of how services are being used to help health boards better manage patients in the community or in different parts of the hospital.

Date Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 Sept 2021
Discharge Score Discharge Destination Based on 44,794 records Based on 46,692 records Based on 47,079 records Based on 44,076 records Based on 43,763 records Based on 56,471 records Based on 63,333 records Based on 67,631 records Based on 70,325 records Based on 69,741 records Based on 67,001 records Based on 66,443 records
1 Admitted Same Hospital 24.9% 24.3% 26.5% 27.4% 25.7% 25.2% 22.9% 23.6% 22.7% 22.8% 22.3% 22.1%
2 Admitted Different Hospital 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4%
3 Transferred other LHB 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
4 Referred Outpaitents   4.3% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.7% 5.2% 4.9% 5.1% 4.5% 4.6% 4.6%
5 Referred GP  12.2% 12.7% 11.3% 11.4% 11.7% 11.4% 11.3% 11.2% 11.4% 11.0% 10.3% 10.6%
6 Referred Other HCP   6.4% 5.9% 5.5% 5.1% 5.5% 5.8% 6.0% 5.6% 5.7% 5.8% 6.2% 5.9%
7 No Follow-up   44.9% 44.9% 43.2% 43.5% 44.4% 44.2% 44.3% 42.0% 41.2% 41.8% 42.6% 42.3%
8 ED Follow-up 0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7%
9 Self-Discharge   4.0% 4.3% 5.0% 3.4% 3.8% 4.5% 5.9% 8.4% 9.8% 9.9% 10.1% 10.8%
10 Died in Department  0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
11 Dead on Arrival 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0 Unknown 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 0.9%