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The information requested is summarised below -
1992/93
1993/94.
1994/95
Total no of attendance
1,402,451
1,492,637
1,733,040
No of traumatic cases
276,000
308,100
349,700
Rate of hospital admission
21.7%
21.2%
-20%
Rate of referral to specialist
5.2%
4.6%
3.8%
clinics (Note 1)
Cases seeking treatment from
41%
41%
41%
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Cases seeking treatment from
42%
42%
42%
4:00 pm to 12:00 am
Cases seeking treatment from
17%
17%
17%
12:00 am to 8:00 am
Note I the declining rate of referral is attributable to initiatives taken by the Hospital Authority to relieve the workload of specialist clinics by providing follow-up treatment at accident and emergency departments for cases that do not require on-going specialist care.
It is difficult to estimate with accuracy the proportion of accident and emergency cases which could have been treated in general out-patient clinics. From the experience gained in the triage system of all accident and emergency departments in public hospitals, about 10 to 20 % of cases could be categorised as non-urgent. However, from the perspective of individual patients, it is understandable that they assume their condition to be of sufficient urgency or severity to warrant immediate medical attention.
End/Wednesday, July 19, 1995
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