Waiting: A&E
- Abstract
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Contains information on the total number of attendances for all A & E types, including Minor Injury Units and walk-in centres. Accident and Emergency attendances include both first and unplanned follow-up attendances.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Total Time in A&E (Performance against 4-hour Target)
- Variables
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Total time spent in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge. total attendances, % of patients who spent less than 4 hrs in A&E.
- Keywords
- Accident and emergency, waiting time, waiting list, minor injury units, walk in centres
- Identifier Variables
- SHA, PCT, NHS trust, NHS foundation trust
- Economic/Subject Categories
- Quality, Outcomes
- Area of Health System
- Secondary care
- Data Available
- Risk behaviours
- Data collecting organization (s)
- Department of Health
- Data Type
- Administrative
- National/Regional
- National
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Unit of Analysis
- Aggregate
- Sample
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All NHS patients attending A&E
- Availability
- Department of Health
- Conditions of Access
- Free access
- Link
- http://www.performance.doh.gov.uk/[…]/total_time_ae.htm OR http://www.dh.gov.uk/[…]/index.htm
- Contact
- Tel: 01132545957, Unify2@dh.gsi.gov.uk