Rise in visits to A&E at Kingston Hospital

More patients visited A&E at Kingston Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 11,278 patients visited A&E at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in June.

That was a slight rise from the 11,239 visits recorded during May, and 3% more than the 10,904 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 7,617 visits to A&E departments run by Kingston 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 32% were via minor injury units.

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 Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:

In June:

There were 163 booked appointments, down from 260 in May

75% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

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

Of those, 250 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in May:

The median time to treatment was 20 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 2% of patients left before being treated