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Indicator

Admission rates due to stroke in people with diabetes.

Indicator type

Network / system level indicator.

The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.

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Rationale

Uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes can lead to a number of short- and long-term health complications, including cardiovascular disease with stroke being a major health outcome of this. Admission rates due to stroke in people with diabetes are therefore used as a proxy for outcomes of care.

Specification

Numerator: The number of people in the denominator that have been admitted to hospital for stroke.

Denominator: The number of people with diabetes.

Calculation: Indirectly age and sex standardised ratio.

Exclusions: None.

Data source: National Diabetes Audit.

Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance of networks or systems of providers.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-5596-1