Against this purely notional figure, I find that attendances during the months from October to February are consistently below the average (February is even 10 per cent below), while the busier months are from March to September (May in particular is 8 per cent above average).
A recent press article suggested that earlier this year 15 per cent of NHS Lothian beds were blocked by delayed discharges, and attendances alone are perhaps not the prime marker, but I wonder why waiting times etc appear to be better when the departments are busier.
Answers on a postcard please.
James Sandeman
Scone Place
Newton Mearns