References - Emergency Department Waiting Times

References are listed alphabetically.

Australasian Triage Scale

Australasian College of Emergency Medicine - Policy on the Australasian Triage Scale. Refer also to the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine - Guidelines on the Implementation of the Australasian Triage Scale in Emergency Departments. According to these guidelines, where a patient in the ED has contact exclusively with nursing staff acting under clinical supervision of a doctor, it is the time of first nursing contact.

https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/Advancing-Emergency-Medicine/Better-Outcomes-for-Patients/Triage

"other Australian hospitals"

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards - Clinical Indicator Program. Emergency Medicine Clinical Indicators 1.1 to 1.6. Australian Hospital rate taken from the most recent 6-month measurement period.