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. 2005 Jan;98(1):14–17. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.98.1.14

Table 1.

Variation of activity according to day of the week

No. (%) of patients referred No. (%) of patients waiting >1 h to be seen by a doctor No. (%) of patients spending >4 h in the SAU
Monday 100 (18) 36 (23) 32 (22)
Tuesday 94 (17) 16 (10) 26 (18)
Wednesday 74 (13) 17 (11) 18 (12)
Thursday 82 (15) 23 (15) 20 (14)
Friday 90 (16) 30 (19) 31 (21)
Saturday 58 (11) 20 (13) 7 (5)
Sunday 52 (9) 12 (8) 11 (8)
Total 550 154 145

SAU=surgical assessment unit