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