Table 1 Observations taken in triage.

	E grade	F grade	G grade	ENP	Consultant emergency physician	Total
Number of observation sessions	10	5	3	4	1	23
Number of different staff	7	4	2	2	1	16
Mean period (range) observing staff type, (min)	71 (9–143)	76 (6–144)	125 (80–160)	78 (19–167)	92	81.3 (6–167)
Mean (range) number of patients triaged in observation session	9.6 (1–20)	12.2 (1–22)	15.0 (5–20)	10.25 (1–24)	14	11.2 (1–24)

ENP, emergency nurse practitioner.