Table 3 The number of acute medical zero day admissions (“zero”, defined as being admitted and discharged on the same day and not readmitted within the same calendar month) and all acute medical admissions (“all”) and the relative change in the proportion of zero day admission before and after SSPAU opened. Data are provided for all seven health boards collectively and individually
Total admissions 2000–2013 | Admissions before SSPAU opened | Admissions after SSPAU opened | Percentage of zero day admissions | Relative increase in the proportion of zero day admissions after SSPAU opened | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
all | zero | all | zero | all | zero | Before SSPAU opened | After SSPAU opened | ||
All seven health boards | 302,921 | 122,987 | 148,017 | 52,728 | 154,904 | 70,259 | 35.6 | 45.4 | 27.5 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 57,716 | 26,010 | 20,544 | 5644 | 37,172 | 20,366 | 27.5 | 54.8 | 99.3 |
NHS Borders | 15,097 | 5138 | 12,280 | 3708 | 2817 | 1430 | 30.2 | 50.8 | 68.2 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 16,388 | 4532 | 12,718 | 3194 | 3670 | 1338 | 25.1 | 36.5 | 45.4 |
NHS Fife | 34,462 | 13,683 | 29,782 | 12,788 | 4680 | 895 | 42.9 | 19.1 | −55.5 |
NHS Forth Valley | 42,361 | 17,855 | 35,710 | 15,110 | 6651 | 2745 | 42.3 | 41.3 | −2.4 |
NHS Grampian | 59,524 | 17,161 | 13,686 | 2084 | 45,838 | 15,077 | 15.2 | 32.9 | 116 |
NHS Lanarkshire | 77,373 | 38,608 | 23,297 | 10,200 | 54,076 | 28,408 | 43.8 | 52.5 | 19.9 |