Table 4

Estimated regression associations between weekend mortality effects for emergency admissions and numbers of specialties achieving clinical standards

No of specialties/clinical areas achieving clinical standardLevel of weekend effect (2015/2016)Change in weekend effect
(2015/2016–2013/2014)
OR (95% CI)Logged OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)Logged OR (95% CI)
Time to first consultant review−0.0020 (−0.0072 to 0.0032)−0.0018 (−0.0064 to 0.0028)−0.0006 (−0.0082 to 0.0070)−0.0005 (−0.0072 to 0.0061)
Access to diagnostics0.0014 (−0.0057 to 0.0084)0.0017 (−0.0045 to 0.0079)0.0077 (−0.0026 to 0.0180)0.0074 (−0.0016 to 0.0165)
Access to consultant directed interventions−0.0100 (−0.0205 to 0.0005)−0.0090 (−0.0183 to 0.0002)−0.0105 (−0.0258 to 0.0048)−0.0095 (−0.0230 to 0.0039)
Ongoing review0.0026 (−0.0017  to 0.0069)0.0023 (−0.0015 to 0.0062)0.0010 (−0.0053 to 0.0073)0.0007 (−0.0049 to 0.0062)
Constant term1.1772 (1.0780 to 1.2765)0.1577 (0.0700 to 0.2455)0.0023 (−0.1425 to 0.1471)−0.0009 (−0.1281 to 0.1263)
R2 0.04020.04260.02980.0335
  • Based on data from 123 Trusts reporting achievement of the clinical standards.