Drop in visits to A&E at Barts Health 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 43% were via minor injury units.
Fewer patients visited A&E at Barts Health last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 41,682 patients visited A&E at Barts Health NHS Trust in April.
That was a drop of 10% on the 46,062 visits recorded during March, but 11% more than the 37,432 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 16,246 visits to A&E at sites run by Barts Health.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 43% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 2% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
That was a decrease of 7% compared to March, but 9% more than the 1.9 million seen during April 2021.
At Barts Health NHS Trust:
In April:
Just 74% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
3,322 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 8% of patients
Of those, 256 were delayed by more than 12 hours