Rise in visits to A&E at London North West Healthcare
More patients visited A&E at London North West Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 29,025 patients visited A&E at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in March.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 16% on the 25,005 visits recorded during February, and 20% more than the 24,092 patients seen in March 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 20,038 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 42% were via major departments, with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was an increase of 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.
At London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust:
In March:
There were 252 booked appointments, down from 261 in February
72% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
1,540 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 5% of patients
Of those, 33 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:
The median time to treatment was 94 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