HSE Performance Reports- Acute Hospitals including Clinical Programmes, National Ambulance Service and National Cancer Control Programme

The Operational Performance and Integration Unit collates the HSE’s Performance Reports (PR), which provide an overall analysis of key performance data from Finance, HR, Hospital and Primary and Community Services. The activity data reported is based on Performance Activity and Key Performance Indicators outlined in the National Service Plan 2022.

The performance report is overseen by the National Planning Oversight Group (NPOG), led by the Chief Operating Officer on behalf of Director General to monitor performance against planned activity, as outlined in the National Service Plan, and to highlight areas for improvement. A Management Data Report is also produced each month which provides more detailed data on the metrics covered in the Performance Report.

The HSE have agreed a number of metrics/indicators for acute hospitals including Clinical Programmes, National Ambulance Service and National Cancer Control Programme. The full list of these metrics/indicators can be found on the HSE website: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/KPIs/ Items such as acute care in medicine and surgery, average length of stay, inpatient and day case waiting time are included as indicators. Examples of an indicator include:

• % of adults waiting <12 months for an elective procedure (inpatient); • Percentage of emergency re-admissions for acute medical conditions to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge.

Purpose: To monitor hospital activity. Collection of data assists in performance improvement and is an integral part of monitoring activity in the service planning process.

Coverage: All acute hospitals.

Data collection commenced in 2006 and is ongoing.