Age and Sex
Patients and discharge counts and rates given for age groups and sex which is split by health board in which the patient resides.
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Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FinancialYear | text | Financial years start on 1 April and end on 31 March. For example, financial year 2017/2018 covers the period 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018. | |
| HBR | text | 9-digit code for health board of residence.The Scotland total is also included. There are also 6-digit codes for other residential categories. | NHS Board information Country labelsOther residential information |
| HBRQF | text | Qualifier for HBR, indicating Scotland totals. | |
| AgeGroup | text | Refers to the patient's age on admission. Ages have been arranged in five different groups. | |
| Sex | text | The patient's sex, as recorded on admission. | |
| Dataset | text | The data source that is reported from. SMR01 covers non-psychiatric records and SMR04 covers psychiatric records. Total covers both groups. | |
| DatasetQF | text | Qualifier for Dataset | |
| DischargeCount | numeric | The total number of discharges. A hospital discharge marks the end of an episode of care. Discharges include deaths, transfers to other specialties/significant facilities and hospitals, and discharges home or to other regular place of residence. | |
| DischargeRates | numeric | The annual number of discharges relative to the size of the population, expressed per 100,000 population. The crude rate takes no account of differences between populations with regard to age and gender composition. | |
| DischargeRatesQF | text | A qualifier to give extra information about the discharge rates. | |
| PatientsCount | numeric | The total number of patients. A patient is defined as an individual discharged from hospital (including as a transfer out) at least once during the financial year. Regardless of how many times they have been discharged during the financial year, patients are counted only once in each financial year at the Scotland level. However, if their age band and/or sex changes during the year, they will be counted more than once. At the health board of residence level, patients will be counted more than once in each year if they have moved from one health board of residence, age band and/or sex to another. | |
| PatientsRates | numeric | The annual number of patients relative to the size of the population, expressed per 100,000 population. The crude rate takes no account of differences between populations with regard to age and gender composition. | |
| PatientRatesQF | text | A qualifier to give extra information about the patient rates. |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | January 7, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | September 20, 2018 |
| Created | September 20, 2018 |
| Format | text/csv |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
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