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 higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 3,699 patients visited A&E at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust in April.

That was a drop of 4% on the 3,863 visits recorded during March, but 18% more than the 3,143 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 1,025 visits to A&E at sites run by 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 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 Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

In April:

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