A&E Waiting Times     

FOI REFERENCE: 24119  FOI DATE: 22^nd May 2024   

Data includes Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Alexandra Hospital Emergency Departments.

Includes patients with a DTA (Decision to admit) and admitted to a hospital bed

Denominator used to calculate % is ALL attendances where DTA has been given and patient admitted

The number and percentage of patients who had to wait between four and twelve hours from decision-to-admit at A&E to hospital ward admission at your trust in each of the calendar years a) 2023, b) 2022, c) 2021, d) 2020, e) 2019, broken down by total number and the number of those aged 18 and under. 

All Admissions				Aged 18 and under
Year	Number	%		Year	Number	%
2019	14,783	37.2%		2019	145	4.5%
2020	6,407	17.9%		2020	58	2.5%
2021	11,197	30.9%		2021	95	3.4%
2022	10,243	30.6%		2022	90	3.0%
2023	8,194	24.4%		2023	80	2.9%