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Abstract

This data counts A & E admissions through type 1 (major) A & E departments. The data also shows the waiting times for emergency hospital admissions. Emergency hospital admissions are measured from the time a decision is made to admit the patient, to the time the patient is given a bed on a ward.

Main Topics/Subject Category
Number of patients admitted through major (type 1) A&E, waiting time for patients to be placed in a bed.
Variables

Admission through major Accident & Emergency departments, NHS organisations in England (number of patients admitted through major (type 1) A&E, number and percentage of patients placed in bed in a ward within 2 hours of a decision to admit, number and percentage of patients placed in bed in a ward within 2 to 4 hours of a decision to admit, number and percentage of patients not placed in bed in a ward within 4 hours of a decision to admit)

Keywords
Waiting times, accident and emergency, admissions, beds, NHS, counts
Identifier Variables
SHA, PCT, NHS trust, NHS foundation trust
Economic/Subject Categories
Activity
Area of Health System
Secondary care
Data Available
Demographic
Data collecting organization (s)
Department of Health
Data Type
Administrative
National/Regional
National
Coverage (date of field work)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Unit of Analysis
Aggregate
Sample

All A&E admissions

Availability
Department of Health
Conditions of Access
Free access
Link
http://www.dh.gov.uk/[…]/DH_079092
Contact
unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk