Ambulatory emergency care or same-day emergency care is achieved by creating a whole system approach across primary and secondary care. This ensures that, where appropriate, patients are diagnosed and treated on the same day and then sent home with ongoing clinical supervision as needed. If implemented successfully, this approach has the potential to both improve patient experience and reduce costs.
             The Directory was published in 2007 by the NHS Institute, identifying 49 emergency conditions and clinical scenarios. (e.g. cellulitis) that have the potential to be managed on an ambulatory basis. The underlying principle is that admission to a hospital bed should only take place in the context of an acute illness that requires inpatient care.
             What Are the Prevention Quality Indicators?
             The PQIs are a set of measures that can be used with hospital inpatient discharge data to identify
             "ambulatory care sensitive conditions"
             The PQIs consist of the following 16 ambulatory care sensitive conditions, which are measured
             as rates of admission to the hospital:
             • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
             • Diabetes short-term complication
             • Diabetes long-term complication
             • Angina without procedure •
             • Congestive heart failure (CHF)
             • Lower-extremity amputation among patients with diabetes
             A&E departments are developing pathways of care for patients to avoid hospital admission and the two key areas of work at present are for patients who have skin infections and need antibiotics and for those who have a blood clot in their veins. The measure will reflect the proportion of patients who are able to be treated at home by these improved pathways and pro
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