HC Deb 03 July 1995 vol 263 c1W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what definition of readmission is used when calculating readmission rates. [30421]

Mr. Sackville

There is no nationally agreed definition of readmission, nor is there a central mechanism available for collecting information on readmission rates in England. Work is in progress that will in time enable hospital admissions data to be linked to individual patients.

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