Rise in visits to A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

More patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.
An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.

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

NHS England figures show 30,586 patients visited A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in May.

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That was a rise of 12% on the 27,290 visits recorded during April, and 12% more than the 27,362 patients seen in May 2021.

The figures show attendances were well above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in May 2020, there were 14,389 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 2.2 million visits last month.

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That was an increase of 8% compared to April, and 5% more than the 2.1 million seen during May 2021.

At Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:

In May:

There were 681 booked appointments, down from 687 in April

825 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients

Of those, 32 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in March:

The median time to treatment was 92 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 7% of patients left before being treated