Drop in visits to A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 27,290 patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in April.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 10% on the 30,214 visits recorded during March, but 14% more than the 23,984 patients seen in April 2021.
The figures show attendances were well above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in April 2020, there were 10,111 visits to A&E at sites run by Chelsea and Westminster 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 33% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was a decrease of 7% compared to March, but 9% more than the 1.9 million seen during April 2021.
At Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
In April:
There were 687 booked appointments, up from 661 in March
870 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients
Of those, 19 were delayed by more than 12 hours