title: Winter pressures. Lazy days of summer.
abstract: The relationship between increased emergency admissions and longer waiting lists in winter has not been proven. Waiting lists are more likely to be affected by patterns of elective work than emergency admissions. Slowdown in elective work in summer is at the root of winter problems.
authors.affiliation: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Trust.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pettinger
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012606:Scotland; D012621:Seasons; D013222:State Medicine; D014850:Waiting Lists