Waiting times are they that important? A patient survey
- Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
- Correspondence to Dr E Jolly, Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Jolly_56{at}hotmail.com
- Accepted 16 February 2009
Much importance is placed by the government on the amount of time waited by patients to see medical staff in the emergency department. There is huge pressure to meet the 4-h target. However, it has been recognised that the 4-h target might not be a clinically appropriate timeframe and that there are exceptions in which circumstances mean other factors are …
