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Table 5 Most common medical speciality for hospital admission: WM Hospital 2013–2017

From: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of the management of people with palliative care needs in the emergency department of a UK hospital

Code

Description

WM Hospital

800

Clinical Oncology

9,444 (24.67%)

303

Clinical Haematology

2,753 (7.29%)

430

Geriatrics

2,367 (6.18%)

300

General Medicine

2,214 (5.78%)

340

Thoracic Medicine

1,859 (4.86%)

301

Gastroenterology

1,693 (4.42%)

100

General Surgery

755 (1.97%)

180

Accident & Emergency

681 (1.78%)

361

Nephrology

549 (1.43%)

320

Cardiology

532 (1.39%)