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. 2006 Dec;23(12):911–914. doi: 10.1136/emj.2006.039339

Table 2 Patients actually attending the advice given by NHS Direct to attend the accident and emergency department.

Advice given by NHS Direct Attending A&E (n) Total advised (n) Percentage of group
999/A&E 299 460 65.0
Contact GP 105 1191 8.8
Home care 10 605 1.6
Failed contact 10 73 13.6
Triage refused by caller 4 27 14.8
Walk‐in centre 7 93 7.5
Other 27 863 3.0
Total not advised A&E 163 3312 4.0

A&E, accident and emergency; GP, general practitioner.