Objectivity of the admission process
| Questions relating to objectivity | Units (yes answer) |
|---|---|
| APACHE (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation) | |
| Formal written admission criteria? | 5 |
| Criteria used to qualify refusal of admission? | 0 |
| Admission refused on grounds of age? | 0 |
| Admission refused on grounds of specific pathology for example HIV? | 0 |
| Formal assessment of premorbid health prior to admission? | 1 |
| Formal assessment of premorbid health during admission? | 3 |
| APACHE scores recorded on admission? | 6 |
| APACHE scores recorded daily during admission? | 0 |
| Other scoring systems used (for example TISS)? | 4 |