Rise in visits to minor injury units at the North East London Trust

More patients visited minor injury units at the North East London Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 2,440 patients visited minor injury units at North East London NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a rise of 4% on the 2,347 visits recorded during July, and 15% more than the 2,115 patients seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 2,283 visits to minor injury units run by the North East London Trust.

Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 8% compared to July, and the same number as were seen during August 2021.

At North East London NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

95% 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 67 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