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.