Table 1

NHS Outcomes Framework ACSC indicator conditions

NHS Outcomes Framework indicatorNHS definitions on how might these have been avoidedSubcategoryConditions indexed
Indicator 3a
Emergency admissions for acute conditions that should not usually require hospital admission
Acute conditions that could potentially have been avoided if the patient had been better managed in primary careVaccine-preventableInfluenza
Pneumonia
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
Measles
Rubella
Acute hepatitis B
Mumps
Rubella arthritis
AcuteAngina
Dehydration and gastroenteritis
Pyelonephritis and kidney/urinary tract infections
Perforated/bleeding ulcer
Cellulitis
Ear, nose and throat infections
Dental conditions
Convulsions and epilepsy
Indictor 2.3.i
Unplanned hospitalisation for chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions
Long-term conditions, which should not normally require hospitalisationChronicChronic viral hepatitis B
Diabetes
Iron deficiency anaemia
Dementia
Convulsions and epilepsy
Congestive heart failure
Angina
Hypertension
Atrial fibrillation and flutter
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma