Rise in visits to minor injury units at the North East London Trust

More patients visited minor injury units at the North East London Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 2,495 patients visited minor injury units at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in September.

That was a rise of 2% on the 2,440 visits recorded during August, and 12% more than the 2,235 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 2,132 visits to minor injury units run by the North East London Trust.

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 North East London NHS Foundation Trust:

In September:

98% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 57 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 4% of patients left before being treated