Drop in visits to A&E at the North East London Trust last month

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at the North East London Trust last month – and attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 2,115 patients visited A&E at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 18% on the 2,588 visits recorded during July, and 7% lower than the 2,283 patients seen in August 2020.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in August 2019, there were 4,672 visits to A&E at the North East London Trust.

All of last month's attendances were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises.

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 North East London NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

99% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

The median time to treatment was 71 minutes

Around 3% of patients left before being treated