Who breaches the four-hour emergency department wait time target? A retrospective analysis of 374,000 emergency department attendances between 2008 and 2013 at a type 1 emergency department in England
Abstract Background The four-hour target is a key hospital emergency department performance indicator in England and one that drives the physical and organisational design of the ED. Some studies have identified time of presentation as a key factor affecting waiting times. Few studies have investiga...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-017-0145-2 |