Acute inpatient post-discharge community care, more commonly referred to as 7-day follow-up or KPI 19, measures the percentage of acute inpatient discharges that are followed up in the community within the 7 days immediately following discharge. A responsive community support system for persons who have experienced an acute psychiatric episode requiring hospitalisation is essential to maintain clinical and functional stability and to minimise the need for hospital readmission. Service users leaving hospital after a psychiatric admission with a formal discharge plan, involving linkages with community services and supports, are less likely to need early readmission. Research indicates that service users have increased vulnerability immediately following discharge, including higher risk for suicide.
Data available through February 2022, sourced from a March 23, 2022 refresh of the PRIMHD DataMart.
Please note:
- MidCentral DHB data is only complete to December 2021
- Waikato DHB data is only complete to September 2021
- Auckland DHB data was last submitted in December 2021
- Bay of Plenty DHB data is incomplete after October 2021.