Table 1

Trusts with lower compliance of four hour target (ie those at risk of exit block)

JuneOctoberDecember
Compliance with four hour target (%)80.3–98.574.9–98.162.0–97.4
Less likely to have Foundation Trust status
More likely to be located in an urban settingXX
More likely to contain multiple EDs within the Trust
More likely to have a catchment population greater than 400,000
More likely to record higher than average time spent in the ED for admitted patients
More likely to record higher than average time spent in the ED for discharged patientsX
More likely to record higher than average ‘left without being seen’
More likely to record a higher than average ED re-attendanceX
More likely to record a higher than average bed occupancy for general and acute beds
More likely to admit 30% (or more) of the patients seen in the ED