Drop in visits to A&E at the North East London Trust last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at the North East London Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 2,106 patients visited A&E at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in October.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 6% on the 2,235 visits recorded during September, but 12% more than the 1,887 patients seen in October 2020.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 4,777 visits to A&E at the North East London Trust.
All of last month's attendances were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was an increase of 2% compared to September, and 36% more than the 1.6 million seen during October 2020.
At North East London NHS Foundation Trust:
In October:
97% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:
The median time to treatment was 82 minutes
Around 4% of patients left before being treated