Full Report
Clinical Indicators 2005 (PDF, 2.28M, 11.4 mins)
Summary Report
Understanding the Clinical Indicators 2005 (PDF, 124K, 35 secs)
About the Report
Since the early 1990s, the Clinical Outcomes Group has sought to produce reports that cover a balanced mix of health and healthcare issues and this year is no exception.
This report presents a suite of indicators on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the preferred term for a number of respiratory conditions characterised by obstruction of the airways), which is now the second most common cause of acute medical admission in the UK.
Heart failure is another common cause of acute admission to hospital, and a similar package of indicators is included in the report.
In addition, there is a suite of indicators on health problems associated with excessive alcohol consumption. Data on multiple emergency admissions of older people, and about cancer, are also presented.
Additional Information
A Discussion Paper prepared by Huw Davies