Drop in visits to A&E at University College London Hospitals Trust last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at University College London Hospitals Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 11,707 patients visited A&E at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 13% on the 13,445 visits recorded during July, but 3% more than the 11,327 patients seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 7,238 visits to A&E departments run by University College London Hospitals Trust.

​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 million visits last month.

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

At University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

There were 181 booked appointments, down from 639 in July

71% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

327 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients

Of those, 33 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

The median time to treatment was 73 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 3% of patients left before being treated