Table 2

Time delay for clerking and senior review of emergency admissions

Wait to be seenBy SHO (documented in 430 of the 456 emergency admissions)By SpR or consultant (documented in 456)By consultant (documented in 456)
<3 hrs289 (67%)
3–6 hrs118 (27%)
>6 hrs23 (5%)
<12 hrs111 (24%)
12–24 hrs259 (57%)191 (42%)
24–48 hrs47 (10%)78 (17%)
>48 hrs73 (16%)
Total reviewed430 (100%)417 (91%)342 (75%)