THE ROLE OF ACTIVITY-RELATED GROUPS IN ASSESSING WORKLOAD IN THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Authors
CRONE PW WHITLOCK MR
Citation
Pw. Crone et Mr. Whitlock, THE ROLE OF ACTIVITY-RELATED GROUPS IN ASSESSING WORKLOAD IN THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, Archives of emergency medicine, 10(3), 1993, pp. 212-215
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Archives of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02644924
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
212 - 215
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-4924(1993)10:3<212:TROAGI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Workload of the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department at Barnet Genera l Hospital was studied over a 1-year period. All new patients were div ided into Activity-Related Groups (ARGs). Doctor.work hours, for the y ear, were calculated utilizing the ARGs. This provided an estimate of the minimum required staffing level. ARGs are a potentially useful too l in auditing workload of individual doctors and the department as a w hole.