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A&E Emergency admission waits (12 hours)
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A&E Emergency admission waits (12 hours) |
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Number of patients waiting more than twelve hours for admission via A&E as an emergency following decision to admit.
Rationale
It is unacceptable for patients to have to wait for more than 12 hours from the decision to admit them to hospital. The NHS Plan envisages no patient having to spend more than 4 hours in A&E in total from arrival to admission, discharge or transfer. By March 2003, 90% of patients to spend no more than 4 hours in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge.
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Thresholds
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| Significantly below average |
1 |
greater than 35 |
| Below average |
2 |
less than or equal to 35 and greater than 3 |
| Average |
3 |
less than or equal to 3 and greater than 0 |
| Above average |
4 |
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| Significantly above average |
5 |
0 |
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