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Appendixes are available to download in the Info and downloads section.
Previous reports can be accessed in the Reports section.
Further information about the concepts on this page can be found in the Glossary.
Emergency department waiting times
The data in this section relates to the waiting times of people who presented to the ED with a type of visit of Emergency presentation.
The progress of the patient through the ED is recorded using 5 different time points: presentation time, triage time, clinical care commencement,
episode end time and physical departure time, as depicted in Figure 1.
These can be used to calculate the waiting times for 50% and 90% of patients, as well as the proportion of patients seen on time.
The waiting time is calculated as the time between arrival at the ED and commencement of clinical care.