Mode of presentation and leaving department by age
| Mode of arrival at department | ||||||
| Age range (years) | Palliative care population | General population | ||||
| Number presenting via ambulance (%) | Self-presentation (%) | Total | Number presenting via ambulance (%) | Self-presentation (%) | Total | |
| 18–40 | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.7) | 19 | 18 938 (19.4) | 78 536 (80.6) | 97 474 |
| 40–49 | 39 (81.2) | 9 (18.8) | 48 | 8943 (24.2) | 28 043 (75.8) | 36 986 |
| 50–59 | 122 (76.7) | 37 (23.3) | 159 | 8686 (25.7) | 25 126 (74.3) | 33 812 |
| 60–69 | 203 (80.1) | 48 (19.9) | 251 | 9119 (32.5) | 18 935 (67.5) | 28 054 |
| 70–79 | 407 (86.4) | 64 (13.6) | 471 | 14 434 (48.4) | 15 365 (51.6) | 29 799 |
| 80–89 | 313 (88.7) | 40 (11.3) | 353 | 17 349 (67.2) | 8461 (32.8) | 25 810 |
| 90+ | 85 (90.4) | 9 (9.6) | 94 | 6988 (83.7) | 1356 (16.3) | 8344 |
| Total | 1183 (84.4) | 212 (15.6) | 1395 | 85 544 (32.1) | 181 348 (67.9) | 266 892 |
| Mode of leaving department | ||||||
| Age range (years) | Palliative population | General population | ||||
| Admitted (%) | Discharged/other (%) | Total | Admitted (%) | Discharged/other (%) | Total | |
| 18–40 | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | 19 | 12 845 (13.2) | 84 629 (86.8) | 97 474 |
| 40–49 | 37 (77.1) | 11 (22.9) | 48 | 6458 (17.5) | 30 528 (82.5) | 36 986 |
| 50–59 | 112 (70.4) | 47 (29.6) | 159 | 6763 (20.0) | 27 049 (80.0) | 33 812 |
| 60–69 | 197 (78.5) | 54 (21.5) | 251 | 7834 (27.9) | 20 220 (72.1) | 28 054 |
| 70–79 | 364 (77.3) | 107 (22.7) | 471 | 11 867 (39.8) | 17 932 (60.2) | 29 799 |
| 80–89 | 256 (72.5) | 97 (27.5) | 353 | 13 520 (52.4) | 12 290 (47.6) | 25 810 |
| 90+ | 68 (72.3) | 26 (27.7) | 94 | 5255 (63.0) | 3089 (37.0) | 8344 |
| Total | 1048 (75.1) | 347 (24.9) | 1395 | 65 496 (24.5) | 201 396 (75.5) | 266 892 |