Rise in visits to A&E at Hillingdon Hospitals Trust

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

NHS England figures show 14,020 patients visited A&E at Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in October.

That was a rise of 80% on the 7,790 visits recorded during September, and 7% more than the 13,139 patients seen in October 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in October 2020, there were 8,350 visits to A&E departments run by Hillingdon Hospitals Trust.

​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 46% 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.

That was an increase of 9% compared to September, and a similar number as were seen during October 2021.

At Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

In October:

There were 646 booked appointments, up from 42 in September

65% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

728 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 5% of patients

Of those, 22 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:

The median time to treatment was 102 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 5% of patients left before being treated