Characteristics of the ‘GP appropriate’ patients attending the ED at Alder Hey
| Variable | GP hours: 2821 (54%) | ED hours: 2402 (46%) | Total hours: 5223 | Significance |
| Gender | p=0.88* | |||
| Female | 1380 (48.9%) | 1170 (48.7%) | 2550 (48.8%) | |
| Male | 1441 (51.1%) | 1232 (51.3%) | 2673 (51.2%) | |
| Age category | p<0.001* | |||
| <1 year | 761 (21%) | 574 (23.9%) | 1335 (25.6%) | |
| 1–5 years | 1244 (44.1%) | 1006 (41.9%) | 2250 (43.1%) | |
| 5–10 years | 479 (17.0%) | 481 (20.0%) | 960 (18.4%) | |
| >10 years | 337 (11.9%) | 341 (14.2%) | 678 (13.0%) | |
| Age (months) | p<0.001† | |||
| Median (IQR) | 29 (10–70) | 34 (12–80) | 31 (11–75) | |
| Deprivation quintiles | p=0.27*‡ | |||
| 1 | 67 (2.4%) | 76 (3.2%) | 143 (2.7%) | |
| 2 | 144 (5.1%) | 129 (5.4%) | 273 (5.2%) | |
| 3 | 290 (10.3%) | 238 (9.9%) | 528 (10.1%) | |
| 4 | 386 (13.7%) | 308 (12.8%) | 694 (13.3%) | |
| 5 | 1933 (68.5%) | 1647 (68.6%) | 3180 (68.5%) | |
| Time of arrival (hours) | NA | |||
| 02:00–05:59 | 111 (4.6%) | |||
| 06:00–09:59 | 545 (22.7%) | |||
| 10:00–13:59 | 1365 (56.8%) | |||
| 14:00–17:59 | 1416 (50.2%) | |||
| 18:00–21:59 | 1405 (49.8%) | |||
| 22:00–01:59 | 381 (15.9%) | |||
| Diagnosis | NA§ | |||
| Infection | 1438 (51.0%) | 1191 (49.6%) | 2629 (50.3%) | |
| GI/abdominal | 540 (19.1%) | 449 (18.7%) | 989 (18.9%) | |
| Dermatological | 292 (10.4%) | 193 (8.0%) | 485 (9.3%) | |
| Minor injuries | 248 (8.8%) | 168 (7.0%) | 416 (8.0%) | |
| Central nervous system | 51 (1.8%) | 46 (1.8%) | 96 (1.8%) | |
| Allergy/immunology | 47 (1.7%) | 23 (1.0%) | 70 (1.3%) | |
| ENT | 15 (0.5%) | 24(1.0%) | 39 (0.7%) | |
| Cardiovascular | 21 (0.7%) | 14 (0.8%) | 35 (0.7%) | |
| Ophthalmological | 6 (0.2%) | 27 (1.1%) | 33 (0.6%) | |
| Respiratory | 15 (0.5%) | 16 (0.7%) | 31 (0.6%) | |
| Nothing abnormal | 12 (0.4%) | 18 (0.7%) | 30 (0.6%) | |
| Other | 136 (4.8%) | 234 (9.7%) | 370 (7.1%) |
*χ2 test.
†Mann-Whitney U test.
‡NA=1 and 4, respectively.
§Too many categories.
ED, emergency department; ENT, ear-nose-throat; GI, gastrointestinal illness; GP, general practitioner; NA, not applicable.