Drop in visits to A&E at London North West Healthcare last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at London North West Healthcare last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 27,998 patients visited A&E at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in August.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 8% on the 30,359 visits recorded during July, but 27% more than the 22,007 patients seen in August 2020.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in August 2019, there were 28,153 visits to A&E at London North West Healthcare.
The majority of attendances last month were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises – while 41% were via major departments, with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.
Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was a decrease of 6% compared to July, but 19% more than the 1.7 million seen during August 2020.
At London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust:
In August:
There were 304 booked appointments, down from 333 in July
85% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
778 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
Of those, nine were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:
The median time to treatment was 93 minutes
Around 4% of patients left before being treated