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thanks MAtthew, that is very helpful, Ruth At 19:20 08/09/01 +0100, you wrote: >Ruth >Some of the data in the report "A&E Services - the present state" may be >useful to you. It is available at http://www.emerg-uk.com/ on the reports >page > >Matthew > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ruth Brown" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: 07 September 2001 12:40 > > >Looking at workloads and staffing etc, it seems to me that most of the >conventional descriptions of A&E departments, % trolleys etc, may currently >look very different according to local circumstances, primary care >facilities locally etc. Clearly, at the moment, we don't seem to have a >reliable case mix index to compare, but one of the things that can "clog >up" the department, is the proportion of trolley patients to other >patients, especially when there are bed waits. If anyone would care to let >me know (probably off the list) what your A&E department current total >adults and children attendances are, and current percentage of resus, >majors, minors patients are, as well as, for that adult workload the >average number of medical admissions each night, that would be great. Your >total SpR/middle grades, SHOs, consultants and any other docs (ie primary >care practitioners, ENPs etc)would also be helpful. Thanks ruth > >Ruth Brown FRCS FFAEM >Consultant in Emergency Medicine, >King's College Hospital, London UK > Ruth Brown FRCS FFAEM Consultant in Emergency Medicine, King's College Hospital, London UK Please note that from 1st October I will have moved to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington My new email address will be: [log in to unmask]