Rise in visits to A&E at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust

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

More patients visited A&E at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 4,335 patients visited A&E at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust in September.

That was a rise of 8% on the 4,012 visits recorded during August, and 41% more than the 3,082 patients seen in September 2020.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in September 2019, there were 3,953 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 2.1 million visits last month.

That was an increase of 4% compared to August, and 26% more than the 1.7 million seen during September 2020.

At Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

In September:

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

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was six minutes

Around 4% of patients left before being treated