>Not suprisingly the same in Scarborough.
We are now in Glasgow week, soon to be followed by Sheffield week then, wierdly Blackpool week, perhaps our candy floss is different.
We see 30% more in summer than winter, it used to be 100% difference when the unit opened 20 years ago. We have filled in the winters (was 45 per day, now 100 per day) and raised the summer averages (was 85 a day now 130 a day)
We are seeing a big weekend peak with a mid week lull (140 vs 85)
This year is up 5% overall vs last year and guess what? the PCT is reducing our funding as they are going to divert cases away at some unspecified time in the future!
Oh and our CEO and Finance Director are "gardening" because they tried to balance the books by paper chases rather than cutting staff and services.
A PCT CEO was appointed yesterday to "sort out the problems"
Simon may know of him, He was PCT CEO for one of the Doncaster PCT's.
I think my department is the only safe one in the hospital as they must have a crash pad here or are they hard enough to make a medical vacuum for 150 miles up the east coast ?
There was a death in transit apparently last week when a prem labour case had to be shifted to Rochdale (nearest unit with support) the baby was born on the M62 and was bagged into Halifax or Huddersfield from the ambulance gossip. Mum survived but baby did not. That was a semi-planned transfer
Andy
Same in Chesterfield Simon - in fact one week in June we broke our record
>for number of attendances - good to see all the money being spent in Primary
>Care on A&E avoidance schemes, "urgent" care centres etc etc is reaping
>dividends! When is the penny going to drop that patients CHOOSE to come to
>A&E, especially now they don't wait too long to be seen - never I suspect
>
>Cheers, Bill
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "McCormick Simon Dr, Consultant, A&E" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Bill Bailey" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:30 AM
>Subject: Summer Attendances
>
>
>Is anyone else getting more patients now than they did during the depths of
>winter?
>
>Our numbers are 10-15% higher than they were in December and January, is
>this just a local thing?
>
>Simon McCormick
>
>Rotherham
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