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<p>Weekly situation reports collected by NHS England are the official source of information
about accident and emergency waiting times. These measure the number of patients admitted,
transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival at an accident and emergency
department, but do not provide information on average waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Information is available in hospital episode statistics from 2007-08
on average waiting times to assessment, treatment and departure in accident and emergency
departments, and is shown in the following tables. The duration to departure times
are most closely aligned to the official information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table
1: Mean and median duration to assessment in minutes for attendances at accident and
emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East of England Strategic
Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Mean and median duration to treatment in minutes for
attendances at accident and emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East
of England Strategic Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra
Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Mean and median duration to departure in minutes for
attendances at accident and emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East
of England Strategic Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra
Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health
and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>
</p><p>1. HES for accident and emergency (A&E) were first collected for 2007-08.</p><p>
</p><p>2. The recording of duration in HES A&E is not mandatory, and this may
have particularly affected the quality of recorded durations to assessment and treatment.</p><p>
</p><p>3. Information relates to all types of accident and emergency departments.</p><p>
</p><p>4. Duration to assessment is the total amount of time in minutes between the
patients’ arrival and their initial assessment in the A&E department. This is
calculated as the difference in time from arrival at A&E to the time when the
patient is initially assessed.</p><p> </p><p>5. Duration to treatment is the total
amount of time in minutes between the patients’ arrival and the start of their treatment.
This is calculated as the difference in time from arrival at A&E to the time when
the patient began treatment.</p><p> </p><p>6. Duration to departure is total amount
of time spent in minutes in an A&E department. This is calculated as the difference
in time from arrival at A&E to the time when the patient is discharged from A&E
care. This includes being admitted to hospital, dying in the department, discharged
with no follow up or discharged and referred to another specialist department.</p><p>
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