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Areas of work for 28-day readmission
Note: Northland has incomplete data since April 2025.
28-day readmission dashboards
28-day readmission indicator dashboards show how many people return to inpatient mental health services within 28 days of being discharged from an acute inpatient service.
All dashboards can be filtered by financial year, quarter, and demographic information.
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The setting for this indicator is inpatient and community.
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Why 28-day readmission matters
A readmission within 28 days may be a sign that a person didn’t get the support they needed after leaving inpatient care. Reducing readmissions helps ensure tāngata whai ora are better supported to live well in the community and helps services make the best use of staff time and resources.
People experiencing mental health challenges can experience various issues following their transition from an inpatient service to their community (Sather et al., 2018; Tyler et al., 2019). Around 16 percent of people leaving inpatient mental health services are readmitted within one month and 40 percent are readmitted within one year (Kripalani et al., 2014; Madi et al., 2007; Mark et al., 2013; Wheeler et al., 2011).
Read the 28-day readmission evidence review.
