Total Time in Accident and Emergency (In Minutes) for Admitted Patients
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Median and 95th centile Total Time in Accident and Emergency (in minutes) for admitted patients.
Numerator
Median and 95th centile difference (minutes) between arrival time and departure time for admitted patients.
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is people presenting to the emergency department who are admitted (inferred).
Exclusions
Attendances over 72 hours.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Providers submit national patient level A&E activity to NHS England through the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) CDS011.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NHS England publication (website): Provisional A&E Hospital Episode Statistics data on the Accident & Emergency Clinical Quality Indicators for England and interactive tool A&E QI dashboard.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Provisional Accident and Emergency Quality Indicators for England digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-accident-and-emergency-quality-indicators-for-england