Why are waits in the emergency department so long?

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Why are waits in the emergency department so long?

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The same patients come back within a week → influences? → An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back

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Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	open	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	open	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	open	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✓ yes	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✓ yes	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	The same patients come back within a week	✓ yes	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✓ yes	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✓ yes	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	The same patients come back within a week	✓ yes	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✓ yes	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✓ yes	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✓ yes	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✓ yes	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✓ yes	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✓ yes	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✓ yes	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✓ yes	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✓ yes	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✓ yes	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✓ yes	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✓ yes	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✓ yes	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✓ yes	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✓ yes	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✓ yes	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✓ inferred	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	in focus ↑ · close ✕
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	The same patients come back within a week	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
Staff leave faster than we can hire them	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	Staff leave faster than we can hire them	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	→	The target changes what we do more than the illness does	✗ no	discuss
The same patients come back within a week	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	A trolley in a different corridor stops the clock	✗ no	discuss
The people who know the fix are never asked	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
A pharmacy could have handled a third of today	→	Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	✗ no	discuss
Managers are judged on the target too, so nobody questions it	→	A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	✗ no	discuss
The target changes what we do more than the illness does	→	The people who know the fix are never asked	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	An incident report goes into a system nobody reads back	✗ no	discuss
A patient waits for one test that takes ten minutes to run	→	Imaging closes at six and reopens at eight	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	✗ no	discuss
Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	→	Patients come here because they cannot get an appointment	✗ no	discuss
We have had four reorganisations and no more beds	→	Nobody measures whether the patient got better	✗ no	discuss
Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	→	Nobody may discharge at night, so a bed is lost for twelve hours	✗ no	discuss
A decision to admit waits for a consultant round in the morning	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Experienced staff leave and take the workarounds with them	✗ no	discuss
Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	→	Two systems hold the same patient under different numbers	✗ no	discuss
People wait hours in a corridor before anyone sees them	→	Beds are full because nobody can be discharged	✗ no	discuss
Nobody measures whether the patient got better	→	Social care and the hospital are funded from different budgets	✗ no	discuss