Emergency Department attendance, waiting times and staffing (FOI)

Request

A

For each week of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 (to date) please provide a table showing:

• The total number of people turning up to Accident and Emergency (A&E)

• The average waiting time for all patients

• The average waiting time for children

• The average number of staff on shift in A&E at any one time

B

Please confirm how patients attending A&E are prioritised (eg by severity of illness / age?)

Response

A

The table attached shows the count of Emergency Department (ED) attendances by Year and Week Number (Monday-Sunday) as well as:

Average time to triage – Calculated from the time the patient checked in with ED reception to the time they were seen by the triage nurse.

Average total stay in department – Calculated from the time the patient checked in with ED reception to the time they were marked as discharged from the department.

Emergency Department attendances 

Current average staffing:

Early Shift - 6 RNs / 1 HCA / 1 ENP (covers 08:00 – 16:00)

Late Shift - 5 RNs / 1 HCA

Night Shift - 4 RNs / 1 HCA

B

The Emergency Department uses the Manchester Triage System.

Manchester Triage (MTS) (triagenet.net)