Drop in visits to A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals last month, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 27,069 patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in June.

That was a drop of 1% on the 27,372 visits recorded during May, but in line with the number seen in June 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in June 2020, there were 18,590 visits to A&E departments run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals.

Around 48% of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 44% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 8% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

That was in line with May, and the same number as were seen during June 2021.

At Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust:

In June:

58% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,712 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6% of patients

Of those, 481 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in May:

The median time to treatment was 157 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 8% of patients left before being treated