Drop in visits to A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals last month

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 40% were via minor injury units.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 25,632 patients visited A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in August.

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That was a drop of 8% on the 27,965 visits recorded during July, but 31% more than the 19,581 patients seen in August 2020.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in August 2019, there were 25,227 visits to A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 40% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 8% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 6% compared to July, but 19% more than the 1.7 million seen during August 2020.

At Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust:

In August:

62% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

525 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit

Of those, 399 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

The median time to treatment was 134 minutes

Around 8% of patients left before being treated