The latest HERU Policy Brief suggests caution in the use of hospital admission rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) as indicators of the quality of primary care services.
Pol, M. van der, Olajide, D., Dusheiko, M., Elliott, R. F., Guthrie, B., Jorm, L. R. and Leyland, A. H. 2016. Does quality and accessibility of primary care reduce admissions for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland? HERU Policy Brief, University of Aberdeen, June 2016.