Reason for attending A&E at this particular time, and utilisation delay times (Tu); this study, and Walsh 1995
| Reason | West Wales | Lancaster | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Median Tu (mins) | n | % | Median Tu (mins) | |||||||
| Concern condition needed seeing now | 98 | 30.5 | 30 | 31 | 14.2 | 48 | ||||||
| Left to see if it got better, it did not | 69 | 21.5 | 90 | 21 | 9.6 | 90 | ||||||
| Told to come by another | 67 | 20.9 | 60 | 46 | 21.0 | 75 | ||||||
| Pain and discomfort | 46 | 14.3 | 60 | 33 | 15.1 | 72 | ||||||
| Convenience | 24 | 7.5 | 150 | 54 | 24.7 | 168 | ||||||
| Thought waiting times would be less now | 8 | 2.5 | 998 | 17 | 7.7 | 210 | ||||||
| Other | 9 | 2.8 | 157 | 17 | 7.7 | 39 | ||||||
| Total | 321 | 100 | 219 | 100 | ||||||||