Rise in visits to minor injury units at the Central London Community Trust

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

NHS England figures show 8,051 patients visited minor injury units at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in September.

That was a slight rise from the 8,020 visits recorded during August, and more than double the 3,987 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 2,697 visits to minor injury units run by the Central London Community 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 Central London Community Healthcare NHS 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 24 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times