NACAP clinical outcomes summary report published

On 9 March 2023, the National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme (NACAP) launched its 2018/20 clinical outcomes summary report. This is available online and presents 30 and 90-day outcomes (mortality and readmission) results for adults and children and young people with asthma or COPD entered to NACAPs secondary care audits between October 2018 and March 2020. The outcome of a patient following admission to hospital is an important proxy for the quality of care across the healthcare system and provides additional understanding on where care can be improved.

Key Findings:

Mortality

• Adult asthma: 0.4% died within 30 days of admission to hospital, 0.8% within 90 days.
• COPD: 6.1% died within 30 days of admission to hospital, 0.8% within 90 days.

Readmission

• Adult asthma: 13.7% were readmitted within 30 days of discharge from hospital, 26.4% within 90 days
• Children and young people asthma: 9.5% were readmitted within 30 days of discharge from hospital, 19.2% within 9 days
• COPD: 24.4% were readmitted within 30 days of discharge from hospital, 43.1% within 90 days.

For more information about the reports and/or the NACAP secondary care audits please contact the NACAP team on nacap@rcp.ac.uk.