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| Monday mornings are A&E 'rush hour' | Monday mornings are A&E 'rush hour' |
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| The busiest time in accident and emergency departments in England is Monday morning, hospital data shows. | The busiest time in accident and emergency departments in England is Monday morning, hospital data shows. |
| There are 4,000 cases every hour between 10am and noon on Monday - twice the average. | There are 4,000 cases every hour between 10am and noon on Monday - twice the average. |
| Late morning was the busiest time of day throughout the week but Monday came out on top, figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show. | Late morning was the busiest time of day throughout the week but Monday came out on top, figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show. |
| There were 17.6 million A&E visits in 2011-12, up from 16.2 million in the previous year. | There were 17.6 million A&E visits in 2011-12, up from 16.2 million in the previous year. |
| The chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, Tim Straughan, said: "It is well-known of course that accident and emergency departments are very busy places. | The chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, Tim Straughan, said: "It is well-known of course that accident and emergency departments are very busy places. |
| "The fact that A&E services in England on average see twice the average number of new cases coming through the door collectively on a typical Monday morning indicates just how much society relies on these front line services." | "The fact that A&E services in England on average see twice the average number of new cases coming through the door collectively on a typical Monday morning indicates just how much society relies on these front line services." |
| Dr Clifford Mann from the College of Emergency Medicine said: "As it is implausible that there is an acute deterioration in population health on each and every Monday morning the message inherent in these figures is a lack of primary care capacity. | |
| "This in turn reflects the fact that there is a significant spill over effect from the weekend - again because of a lack of primary care provision." |