Interestingly enough, I have also noticed this. Changes in weather either
way seem to produce a drop in attendance, followed by 'normalisation.'
Why don't you do a paper for the Christmas BMJ?
A
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Paul Galloway
> Sent: 17 October 1998 18:29
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Weather - (was Re: Personal Y2000 planning - info please)
>
>
> I knew that obscure audit would come in useful.
>
> Correlated nos of patients seen with hours of sunlight from local
> met office
> data. No direct correlation, coeffecient .6 or something.
>
> But significant trend at start of change in weather.
>
> i.e. if the weather was lousy for 10 days plus, and we got a few
> days of sun
> the numbers dropped back for about 3 days. Similarly at change of
> good spell
> to bad a temporary increase.
>
> Only did 3 months data though, so so many confounding factors
> that it was a
> complete waste of time :-)
>
> EBM my arse. We all *know* that the punters are especially troublesome if
> the weather's crap. Or is it my SAD playing up ? :-)
>
> Paul Galloway
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Katie Law <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 17 October 1998 09:18
> Subject: Re: Personal Y2000 planning - info please
>
>
> > Declan Fox <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >>Nah it rains a lot more here.
> >>splosh splosh splosh
> >
> >Before I get reprimanded for being flippant, a question arising from
> >this thread
> > Does the weather affect the nos seen in surgeries?
> > If so do you get more or less on a rainy day?
> >--
> >Katie
>
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