Rise in visits to A&E at London North West Healthcare last month

More patients visited A&E at London North West Healthcare last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 26,998 patients visited A&E at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in September.

That was a rise of 133% on the 11,611 visits recorded during August, but 9% lower than the 29,646 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 22,279 visits to A&E departments run by 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 43% 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.

That was a rise of less than 1% compared to August, but 6% fewer than the 2.1 million seen during September 2021.

At London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust:

In September:

There were 279 booked appointments, down from 284 in August

71% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,057 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 4% of patients

Of those, 217 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 97 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