The design and implementation of an obstetric triage system for unscheduled pregnancy related attendances: a mixed methods evaluation

Table 1 Primary measure – Proportion of women assessed within 15 min of attendance^a

	2012 n = 496		2013 n = 496		Relative risk (95% CI); p-value
Seen within 15 min	159/421	38%	209/391	53%	1.4 (1.2,1.7); p = <0.0001
Time of first assessment not available	75^b		105^c

^aFor women who attended in 2012 this was the time from arrival to midwifery assessment and for women who attended in 2013 this was the time of arrival to time of initial triage. Women categorised as ‘Red’ were taken straight to Delivery Suite and not seen in Triage
^bThe time was not recorded for 75 women in 2012 (8 were not assessed in Triage, the time of assessment was not recorded for 57 women, and 10 sets of notes were not available)
^cThe time was not recorded for 105 women in 2013 (31 were not assessed in triage, the time of assessment was not recorded for 66 women, and 8 sets of notes were not available)

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