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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, transfer or discharge. 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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| Achieved |
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9 breaches or less |
| Under achieved |
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Greater than 9 and less than 50 |
| Significantly under achieved |
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Greater than 50 breaches |
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