While you were in A&E were you able to get food or drinks? Answer options: yes always, yes sometimes, no, I was told not to eat or drink, I did not know if I was allowed to eat or drink, I did not want anything to eat or drink.

A subset of the denominator that represents patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions regarding ability to access food/drink within the emergency department.

Patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions regarding ability to access food/drink within an emergency department setting.

Anyone who was a current inpatient, anyone who attended a walk-in centre, any patients who were admitted to hospital through medical or surgical admissions units and therefore did not visit the emergency department, anyone who had a planned attendance at an outpatient clinic run within the emergency department (such as a fracture clinic), patients attending primarily to obtain contraception (for example, the morning after pill), patients who suffered a miscarriage or another form of abortive pregnancy outcome while at the hospital, and patients with a concealed pregnancy.

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