Case-mix for presentations to streaming 1, GP urgent same day appointments, OOH service and WIC, by percentage (rounded to whole figures) and absolute numbers, with Odds of ED as compared with non-ED presentation by case mix
| GP % (n=165) | OOH % (n=343) | WIC % (n=300) | Non-ED facility—combined GP, OOH, WIC % (n=808) | ED % (n=384) | Odds for ED vs combined non-ED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries | 4 (6) | 3 (9) | 7 (22) | 4.6 (37) | 44 (169) | 11.75 (7.1–19.43) |
| Gynaecological | 6 (10) | 8 (28) | 5 (16) | 6.7 (54) | 4 (15) | 0.71 (0.36–1.4) |
| Infection | 28 (46) | 31 (106) | 27 (80) | 29 (232) | 5 (21) | 0.23 (0.13–0.41) |
| Respiratory | 7 (11) | 1 (4) | 0 (1) | 2.0 (16) | 3 (11) | 1.77 (0.76–4.12) |
| Musculoskeletal | 14 (23) | 12 (41) | 12 (37) | 13 (101) | 5 (19) | 0.48 (0.26–0.89) |
| Abdominal | 11 (18) | 17 (57) | 11 (33) | 13 (108) | 11 (42) | 1.00 |
| Cardiac | 2 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (11) | 5 (18) | 4.21 (1.83–9.65) |
| Psych | 2 (3) | 2 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (13) | 3 (11) | 2.18 (0.9–5.24) |
| Other | 27 (44) | 25 (86) | 33 (98) | 18 (226) | 14 (54) | 0.61 (0.38–0.97) |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 3 (8) | 1 (8) | 6 (24) |
ED, emergency departments; OOH, out-of-hours service; WIC, walk-in centre.