Drop in visits to A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 15,180 patients visited A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in February.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 4% on the 15,794 visits recorded during January, but 65% more than the 9,195 patients seen in February 2021.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 16,869 visits to A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 23% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 4% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
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Hide AdAcross England, A&E departments received 1.8 million visits last month.
That was a decrease of 3% compared to January, but 43% more than the 1.3 million seen during February 2021.
At Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust:
In February:
There were 362 booked appointments, down from 499 in January
81% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
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Hide Ad82 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit– less than 0.5% of patients
Of those, 29 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:
The median time to treatment was 69 minutes
Around 2% of patients left before being treated