Table 1

Reason for attending A&E rather than GP, and utilisation delay times (T_u), showing comparisons Wales versus Lancaster²¹

Reason	West Wales			Lancaster				Comparison of “reason” Wales:Lancs (%)*
Reason	n	%	Median T_u (mins)	n	%	Median T_u (mins)		Comparison of “reason” Wales:Lancs (%)*
*Numbers in this column are the totals of the numbers in column 6.
A&E more appropriate than GP	83	25.9	60	40	17.2	81	32.5: 32.2
GP would send me anyway	21	6.6	90	35	15.0	156
Referred by GP	43	13.4	77.5	29	12.3	360	18.1: 23.8
Advised by others than GP	15	4.7	30	27	11.5	126
Quicker, wait too long for GP appointment	40	12.5	90	35	15.0	138
More convenient than GP	26	8.1	60	23	10.0	48	44.4: 42.4
GP surgery closed/not available	47	14.7	60	21	9.8	60
No GP/GP more than 25 miles away	29	9.1	45	18	7.6	81
Already tried GP without good outcome	15	4.7	105
Other	1	0.3		4	1.7
Total	320	100		233	100