Drop in visits to A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 18,672 patients visited A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust in June.

That was a drop of 1% on the 18,831 visits recorded during May, but 3% more than the 18,068 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 11,089 visits to A&E departments run by North Middlesex University Hospital.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 45% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 3% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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 North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust:

In June:

There were 811 booked appointments, down from 854 in May

66% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,135 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6% of patients

Of those, 372 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in May:

The median time to treatment was 109 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 9% of patients left before being treated