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 above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 8,991 patients visited minor injury units at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in October.

That was a rise of 12% on the 8,051 visits recorded during September, and 43% more than the 6,289 patients seen in October 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in October 2020, there were 2,591 visits to minor injury units run by the Central London Community Trust.

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

That was an increase of 9% compared to September, and a similar number as were seen during October 2021.

At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

In October:

96% 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 26 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times