�The following statistics were released today by the Department of
Health:
Accident and Emergency attendances; total time spent in A&E (Accident and Emergency) from
reaching to admission, discharge or transfer; and waiting for
emergency admission through A&E, quarter conclusion 30 June 2008
The main findings for Q1 2008/09 (including those provided by the
independent sector) were:
-- Across all A&E types, 98.3% of patients spent 4 hours or less from
arrival to admission, transfer or discharge. This compares to 97.5%
in the previous quarter (Q4 2007/08) and 98.3% for the same quarter
last class (Q1 2007/08).
-- This quarter the percentage of patients world Health Organization spent 4 hours or less
from arrival to admission, transfer or exculpate in major A&E
departments only (type 1s) was 97.6% compared to 96.5% in the
late quarter (Q4 2007/08) and 97.6% in the same quarter last year
(Q1 2007/08).
-- This quarter there were 4.9 million attendances at all types of A&E
departments, no change from the same quarter last year (Q1 2007/08)
and a 6.9% gain from the previous quarter (Q4 2007/08).
-- For major A&E (type 1s) there was a 1.2% decrement in attendances
over the same quarter last year (Q1 2007/08) and a 6.0% increase from
the previous quarter (Q4 2007/08).
-- Of the 3.4 million patients who attended major A&E departments
(type 1s), 22.6% or 0.8 million needed to be admitted to hospital. Of
these, 98.1% were placed in a bed in a ward within quaternity hours of a
conclusion to allow. This compares to 98.0% in the same quarter last
year (Q1 2007/08).
Link to Hospital Activity Statistics
There have been technical issues with preparing the revised data for
2007/08. To avoid delaying the quarterly release of A&E figures,
these will be published as presently as the problems have been solved.
The operating standard is for 98.0% of patients outlay 4
hours or less from arrival at A&E to admission, transfer or
discharge. This standard is being measured against all types of A&E
including Minor Injury Units and Walk in Centres. However prior to
April 2003 only the major A&Es performance (type 1s) was published.
For relative purposes the type 1 only figure continues to be
promulgated alongside the headline all types figure.
The data includes services provided by the Independent Sector. For
comparison purposes, England level information excluding the IS bodily function
continues to be published.
Department of Health
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