Table 1

 Input and results from the analytical model for the neurology outpatient department

200420052005 (same access time as in 2004)2005 (94% utilisation)
Mean demand per working day7.707.907.907.90
Mean capacity per working day (number of consultations)8.537.568.758.4
Utilisation (%)90.3104.590.394.0
Mean access time (working days)0.5Permanently increasing0.50.9
Mean length of queue (number of patients)4.2Permanently increasing4.27.4