Table 1.

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions common to both Ontario, Canada and the UK

Ontario ACSC list	UK ACSC list	Ontario/UK agreement
Diabetes	Diabetes complications	Agree
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Agree
Asthma	Asthma	Agree
Angina	Angina	Agree
Grand mal status and other epileptic convulsions	Convulsions and epilepsy	Agree
Congestive heart failure and pulmonary oedema	Congestive heart failure	Agree
Hypertension	Hypertension	Agree
	Cellulitis	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Dehydration and gastroenteritis	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Dental conditions	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Ear, nose and throat infections	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Gangrene	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
Lower respiratory	Influenza and pneumonia	Agree
	Iron-deficiency anaemia	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Nutritional deficiency	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Other vaccine-preventable diseases	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Pelvic inflammatory disease	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Perforated/bleeding ulcer	No comparable ACSC in Ontario
	Pyelonephritis	No comparable ACSC in Ontario

ACSC, ambulatory care sensitive condition.