Rise in visits to A&E at Homerton University Hospital

More patients visited A&E at Homerton University Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 11,074 patients visited A&E at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in July.

That was a rise of 1% on the 10,999 visits recorded during June, and 7% more than the 10,384 patients seen in July 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2020, there were 7,446 visits to A&E departments run by Homerton University Hospital.

All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 1% compared to June, and the same number as were seen during July 2021.

At Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:

In July:

There were 260 booked appointments, down from 297 in June

79% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

224 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 2% of patients

Of those, 12 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in June:

The median time to treatment was 109 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 5% of patients left before being treated