Effectiveness and experience

Assesses the quality of care patients receive and how they experience it, including patient flow through hospitals, discharge processes, out-of-hospital care, and patient-reported experience. These metrics reflect whether care is well-coordinated, patient-centred, and delivers good clinical outcomes.

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2.22
Declined2.16 in previous quarter
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DeclinedQuartile 2 in previous quarter

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Average number of days from discharge ready date to actual discharge date (including zero days)	Effective flow and discharge	0.42 days	DeclinedWas 0.31	1.66	29
CQC inpatient survey satisfaction rate	Patient experience		No data	2
Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator	Patient experience		No data	3

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