In terms of performance against the six Ministerial Strategic Group indicators, there has been a positive direction of change over time for three indicators, relating to decreases in the number of unscheduled hospital bed days and increases in the proportion of the last six months of life spent in the community, as well as the percentage of people aged 65 or over living in non-hospital settings. The other three indicators showed a negative direction of change, with an increase in the number of emergency admissions, A&E admissions, and number of delayed discharge bed days.