Drop in visits to A&E at the North East London Trust last month

NHS England figures show 2,059 patients visited minor injury units at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in November.
By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 8th Dec 2022, 12:28 BST
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at the North East London Trust last month – and attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 2,059 patients visited minor injury units at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in November.

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That was a drop of 11% on the 2,302 visits recorded during October, and 4% lower than the 2,145 patients seen in November 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in November 2020, there were 1,644 visits to minor injury units run by the North East London Trust.

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

That was in line with October, but 6% more than the 2 million seen during November 2021.