Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and description of variables.
| Mean | S.D. | Minimum | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variables | |||||
| Admissions | Number of admissions per calendar month per NHS hospital | 176.21 | 101.17 | 1 | 768 |
| Discharges | Number of discharges per calendar month per NHS hospital | 177.32 | 104.04 | 0 | 836 |
| Net Admissions | Admissions minus discharges per calendar month per NHS hospital | −1.51 | 29.05 | −211 | 227 |
| Length of Stay at Discharge | The number of days patients spent in hospital at the time of discharge per calendar month per NHS hospital | 48.05 | 19.24 | 1 | 230 |
| Bed Days | Bed Days are the count of occupied beds multiplied by the number of days they were occupied per calendar month per NHS hospital. | 9336.04 | 5192.77 | 1 | 25,874 |
| Occupied Beds | Mean daily count of patients in our sample occupying an inpatient hospital bed at any point during or throughout a day per calendar month per NHS hospital. | 306.78 | 170.39 | .033 | 834.64 |
| Patients with Outpatient Appointments | Number of patients with an outpatient appointment within 30 days of discharge per calendar month per NHS hospital. | 51.59 | 48.01 | 0 | 250 |
| Total Outpatients Appointments |
Number of outpatient appointments within 30 days of discharge per calendar month per NHS hospital. |
507.16 |
1225.63 |
0 |
15,329 |
| Case-Mix Variables | |||||
| % Female Admissions | Percentage of female admissions. | 49.82 | 8.44 | 0 | 100 |
| % 65+ Age Admissions | Percentage of Admissions of 65+ year olds | 25.35 | 17.78 | 0 | 100 |
| % Schizophrenia Admissions | Percentage of admissions of patients with schizophrenia | 29.65 | 14.76 | 0 | 100 |
| % Admissions with Comorbidities | Percentage of admissions of patients with at least one comorbidity | 17.85 | 14.30 | 0 | 100 |
| % Formally Detained Admissions | Percentage of Admissions for patients falling under Part II, sections 2 to 34 or Part III sections 35 to 55 or Part X, sections 131 to 149 of the 1983 Mental Health Act. It also includes patients on supervised discharge under the Mental Health Act 1995 and patients on Guardianship under the Mental Health Act of 1983 | 27.93 | 23.25 | 0 | 100 |
| % Non-White Admissions | Percentage of admissions of non-white patients | 16.37 | 13.78 | 0 | 100 |
| % Admissions in Lowest Dep Decile | Percentage of patients resident in an LSOA (neighbourhood) in the decile of highest deprivation | 13.91 | 11.72 | 0 | 55.77 |