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 – and attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 17,283 patients visited A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust in July.

That was a drop of 7% on the 18,672 visits recorded during June, and 3% lower than the 17,833 patients seen in July 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2020, there were 12,155 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 44% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 2% 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 a decrease of 1% compared to June, and the same number as were seen during July 2021.

At North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust:

In July:

There were 657 booked appointments, down from 811 in June

62% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,123 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6% of patients

Of those, 482 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in June:

The median time to treatment was 111 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 10% of patients left before being treated