Drop in visits to A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last month.

NHS England figures show 26,219 patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 13% on the 30,125 visits recorded during July, but in line with the number seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 20,564 visits to A&E departments run by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

​The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care​ – while 33% were via minor injury units.

Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 8% compared to July, and the same number as were seen during August 2021.

At Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

There were 341 booked appointments, down from 525 in July

833 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients

Of those, 22 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

The median time to treatment was 33 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 7% of patients left before being treated