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Time series analysis of these referrals was undertaken for analysing the referral rates per year, month, day and per hour. The overall referrals have 70 per cent (n\u2009=\u20091466, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) males. Of total referrals, 65 per cent (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) of referrals were \u2018out of hours\u2019. Seasonality decomposition shows a peak in referrals on average every 3\u2009months (standard deviation\u2009=\u20090.83). No significant correlation (R\u2009=\u20090.03, p\u2009=\u20090.86; R\u2009=\u2009\u22120.11, p\u2009=\u20090.62) was found between the referral numbers and turndown rate. Being female increased the probability of being out of hour in all the groups. The 30-day mortality was higher in the turndown group. The time series of all the referrals depict variation over the months or days which is not the same each year. The average age of the patients in the turndown group is higher. 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