Table 5

Outcome measure for attendances during the day shifts on Monday to Friday

Middle-grade night (95% CI)Consultant night (95% CI)
Median waiting time (min)66.3 (60.9 to 71.7)69.7 (51.3 to 88.1)
Median emergency department length of stay (min)109.1 (105.4 to 112.9)110.5 (97.9 to 123.0)
Proportion of patients treated within 4 h (%)99.2 (99.0 to 99.3)98.7 (98.0 to 99.5)
Proportion of patients admitted (%)21.9 (21.1 to 22.8)24.1 (21.4 to 26.8)
Proportion returning to department within 7 days (%)5.5 (5.1 to 5.9)5.2 (4.1 to 6.3)
  • Values shown are means.