AQW 30254/17-22 – Emergency Department Attendance

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many people attended Emergency Departments over the last six months and left after triage without seeing a doctor, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Minister of Health: Information on the number of people attending emergency departments (EDs) who left after triage without seeing a doctor is not available.

However, information on the number of attendances leaving EDs before their treatment was complete is published on a quarterly basis by my Department, and available to view on page 34 at the link below:

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-waiting-time-statistics-emergency-care-waiting-times-october-december-2021

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