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Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: identifying the potential for reductions DATA Briefing
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Emergency Hospital AdmissionsEmergency Department AdministrationEmergency CareEmergency AdmissionsPrimary CareClinical EpidemiologyPublic HealthHealth Services ResearchPediatric Emergency MedicineHealth PolicyAcute CareOutcomes ResearchEmergency Care SystemsReductions Data BriefingNursingHospitalizationHealth Care ReimbursementPatient SafetyPediatricsAcscs VariesEmergency Medical ServiceOut-of-hospital Emergency Medical ServiceAmbulatory Care-sensitive ConditionsSocial Emergency MedicineMedicineEmergency Medicine
Summary Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) account for • one in every six emergency hospital admissions in England. The proportion of emergency admissions for ACSCs is • larger in under-5s and over-75s. Children are predominantly admitted for acute conditions, older people for chronic conditions, and both groups for vaccine-preventable conditions. The rate of emergency admissions for ACSCs varies among • local authorities from 9 to 25 per 1,000 population. The rate in the most deprived areas is more than twice the