Weekday and weekend discharges and mortality. Outcomes pre-NSECH and post-NSECH opening have been compared by Fisher’s exact test
| Weekday (Monday to Friday) | Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) | P values | |
| Day of discharge (% of all discharges) | |||
| Pre-NSECH | 87.8 | 12.2 | 0.0019 |
| Post-NSECH | 84.9 | 15.1 | |
| Combined inpatient and 30-day postdischarge mortality (based on day of admission) | |||
| Pre-NSECH % (n=3943) | 8.1 | 7.0 | 0.28 |
| Post-NSECH % (n=2348) | 5.5 | 4.6 | 0.46 |
NSECH, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.