Table 4

Changes in ED indicators post-inspection by rating score

Six months post inspection effect forMedian time to initial assessment (minutes)Median time to treatment (minutes)Median total time spent in ED (minutes)Left department before being seen for treatment (percentage)Unplanned re-attendance (percentage)Total Time spent in ED <4 hours (percentage)
Negative rating−6.972 (−20.42 to 6.47)−0.185 (−5.85 to 5.48)−0.537 (−3.75 to 2.68)−0.189 (−0.44 to 0.06)−0.0347 (−0.29 to 0.22)−1.117 (−2.33 to 0.10)
Positive rating14.65 (−9.54 to 38.84)1.329 (−4.36 to 7.02)2.963 (−5.64 to 11.56)0.0865 (−0.27 to 0.10)−0.00543 (−0.29 to 0.28)−0.693 (−2.70 to 1.31)
Observations448646624758474847584758
Trusts115116117117117117
R2 0.5170.4420.6430.6910.5180.581
  • 53 month dummies included (April 2012 to September 2016) model controls for number of emergency attendances each month, observations are weighted by number of emergency attendances each month.

  • Least-squares dummy variable model. Robust 95% CIs are within parentheses clustered by trust.

  • *P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • ED, emergency department.