Drop in visits to A&E at University College London Hospitals Trust last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at University College London Hospitals Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 12,954 patients visited A&E at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in June.

That was a drop of 3% on the 13,377 visits recorded during May, but 14% more than the 11,349 patients seen in June 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in June 2020, there were 5,631 visits to A&E departments run by University College London Hospitals Trust.

All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.

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

That was in line with May, and the same number as were seen during June 2021.

At University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

In June:

There were 684 booked appointments, down from 730 in May

65% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

323 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 2% of patients

Of those, 32 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in May:

The median time to treatment was 79 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