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