Drop in visits to A&E at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust last month

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

Fewer patients visited A&E at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust last month – but attendances were far higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 3,177 patients visited A&E at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust in February.

That was a drop of 1% on the 3,197 visits recorded during January, but 90% more than the 1,671 patients seen in February 2021.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 4,042 visits to A&E at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare 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 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 Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

In February:

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

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:

The median time to treatment was four minutes

Around 3% of patients left before being treated