All transfers | Urgent | Elective | Short-term | |
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The census periods covered three months; the daily and annual equivalent numbers of transfers are shown. Between 2001 and 2004 there has been an increase in the number of transfers, principally in the number of urgent transfers, which have also increased as a percentage of the total transfers. | ||||
Numbers of transfers during the census period | ||||
May–July 2004 | 835 | 401 (48%) | 360 (43%) | 74 (9%) |
Jan–Mar 2001 | 619 | 241 (39%) | 314 (51%) | 64 (10%) |
Mean daily number (range) | ||||
May–July 2004 | 9.1 (0–17) | 4.4 (0–10) | 3.9 (0–11) | 0.8 (0–3) |
Jan–Mar 2001 | 6.9 (0–14) | 2.7 (0–8) | 3.5 (0–11) | 0.7 (0–4) |
Annual equivalent numbers of transfers | ||||
May–July 2004 | 3313 | 1591 | 1428 | 294 |
Jan–Mar 2001 | 2510 | 977 | 1273 | 260 |