The number of children admitted to the children’s wards during the two study periods
| 1994–5 | 1995–6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All admissions (excluding day cases) | Total emergency admissions | Total overnight emergency admissions | All admissions (excluding day cases) | Total emergency admissions | Total overnight emergency admissions | ||
| All patients | 3440 | 2525 | 2174 | 3276 | 2737 | 2079 | |
| Paediatric patients | 1911 | 1650 | 1489 | 2072 | 2016 | 1443 | |
| Surgical patients | 1529 | 875 | 685 | 1204 | 721 | 636 | |