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

More patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 24,374 patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in September.

That was a rise of 9% on the 22,444 visits recorded during August, but 11% lower than the 27,434 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 20,222 visits to A&E departments run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals.

​Around 49% of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care​ – while 41% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 9% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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

That was a rise of less than 1% compared to August, but 6% fewer than the 2.1 million seen during September 2021.

At Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust:

In September:

59% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,711 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 7% of patients

Of those, 567 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 166 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 10% of patients left before being treated