Potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) are hospital separations that potentially could have been prevented by timely and adequate health care in the community. There are 3 broad categories of PPH: acute, vaccine-preventable and chronic. This report provides information on PPH from 2017–18 to 2023–24 by remoteness areas, socioeconomic areas, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and Statistical Area Level 3.
- Cat. no: HPF 76
Key findings
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1 in 16 hospitalisations were classified as potentially preventable in 2023–24, largely unchanged since 2017–18
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People living in the lowest socioeconomic areas consistently have higher rates of PPH
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People living in remote and very remote areas continue to have much higher rates of PPH
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Potentially preventable hospitalisations decreased over the COVID-19 period, but have had an upward trend since 2021–22