S3W-36269: Whether (a) admission and (b) readmission rates for asthma have improved over the last 20 years and, if so, to what extent and whether the …

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether (a) admission and (b) readmission rates for asthma have improved over the last 20 years and, if so, to what extent and whether the impact on these rates of quality improvement measures such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework can be measured.

The answer

Answered by Shona Robison on 27 Sep 2010 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the number of hospital stays where asthma is recorded as the main diagnosis at the beginning of the hospital stay and the number of emergency readmissions for asthma within 28 days of a previous hospital stay for asthma for the last 20 years. It also shows the admission and readmission rates per 100,000 population.
Number of Hospital Stays where Asthma is Recorded as the Main Diagnosis at the Beginning of the Hospital Stay and Number of Emergency Readmissions for Asthma within 28 Days of a Previous Hospital Stay for Asthma, By Financial Year of Discharge
Year of discharge
| Number of Asthma Hospital Stays
| Rate per 100,000 Population
| Number of Asthma Emergency Readmissions within 28 days
| Rate per 100,000 Population

1990-91
| 9,203
| 181.1
| 751
| 14.8

1991-92
| 9,721
| 191.2
| 769
| 15.1

1992-93
| 9,173
| 180.4
| 747
| 14.7

1993-94
| 9,954
| 195.5
| 682
| 13.4

1994-95
| 8,668
| 169.9
| 694
| 13.6

1995-96
| 9,148
| 179.2
| 658
| 12.9

1996-97
| 7,839
| 153.9
| 619
| 12.2

1997-98
| 7,619
| 149.9
| 564
| 11.1

1998-99
|

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