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Presentation of the Assistant Director in Public Health on the Acuity Audit of Hospital Bed Occupancy in Devon.  Please see below link to the full Acuity Audit Report:

http://www.devonhealthandwellbeing.org.uk/library/annual-reports/acuity-audit-2018

The Board received a Presentation from the Assistant Director in Public Health on the Acuity Audit of Hospital Bed Occupancy in Devon. 

The Presentation highlighted this was the fifth Audit to take place, including all four acute hospitals in the Devon STP area, analysing bed occupancy to identify and define the care needs of the inpatient population across the STP footprint on the audit date on 15 May 2018.  The number of patients who were fit to leave a hospital setting had decreased from 38.6% in 2010 to 23.4% in 2018.

Particular attention was given to indicators which correlated to patients remaining in a hospital bed when they could be cared for in an alternative setting, such as:

·         older age;

·         unplanned admission;

·         identifying patients experiencing dementia or cognitive impairment; and

·         receiving care prior to admission.

The audit identified some areas that required further analysis which included:

·         end of life care;

·         admission from care homes; and

·         dementia diagnosis.

The full Acuity Audit Report could be found at:

http://www.devonhealthandwellbeing.org.uk/library/annual-reports/acuity-audit-2018

[The Presentation was attached to the minutes]