The patterns of FVs based on the time of arrival to ED
| Total presentations since 2009–2016 | Whole population | FVs (total 39 979 presentations, 4+ per annum) | Very FVs (total 7570 presentations, 10+ per annum) | Non-FVs (303 035 presentations, <4 per annum) |
| Percentage (frequency) | ||||
| Time of arrival analysis | ||||
| 00:00 to 06:00 | 10.58 (36 274) | 11.46 (4583) | 10.7 (810) | 10.46 (31 691) |
| 06:00 to 12:00 | 35.77 (122 698) | 34.45 (13 773) | 17.82 (1349) | 24.15 (73 188) |
| 12:00 to 18:00 | 23.95 (82 162) | 22.45 (8974) | 35.01 (2650) | 35.94 (140 616) |
| 18:00 to 24:00 | 29.7 (101 880) | 31.64 (12 649) | 36.47 (2761) | 29.45 (89 231) |
| Day of arrival analysis | ||||
| Sunday | 15.68 (53 776) | 14.18 (5669) | 14.36 (1087) | 15.88 (48 107) |
| Monday | 14.90 (51 114) | 15.45 (6176) | 14.48 (1096) | 14.83 (44 938) |
| Tuesday | 14.14 (48 505) | 14.60 (5838) | 14.64 (1108) | 14.08 (42 667) |
| Wednesday | 13.68 (46 936) | 14.02 (5604) | 14.24 (1078) | 13.64 (41 332) |
| Thursday | 13.87 (47 581) | 14.17 (5667) | 14.4 (1090) | 13.83 (41 914) |
| Friday | 13.63 (46 746) | 14.37 (5746) | 14.28 (1081) | 13.53 (41 000) |
| Saturday | 14.10 (48 356) | 13.20 (5279) | 13.61 (1030) | 14.22 (43 007) |
| Seasonal variation analysis | ||||
| Summer (December to February) | 24.43 (83 789) | 24.11 (9637) | 25.23 (1910) | 24.47 (74 152) |
| Autumn (March to May) | 27.39 (93 935) | 27.45 (10 973) | 27.66 (2094) | 27.38 (82 962) |
| Winter (June to August) | 24.82 (85 125) | 24.62 (9343) | 24.33 (1842) | 24.84 (75 282) |
| Spring (September to November) | 23.37 (80 165) | 23.83 (9526) | 22.77 (1724) | 23.31 (70 639) |
The data were further split into six hourly group of the day, day of the week and seasonal variations
ED, emergency department; FV, frequent visitors.