Rise in visits to A&E at Kingston Hospital
More patients visited A&E at Kingston Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 10,883 patients visited A&E at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in October.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 2% on the 10,641 visits recorded during September, and 32% more than the 8,221 patients seen in October 2020.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 11,935 visits to A&E at Kingston Hospital.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 26% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was an increase of 2% compared to September, and 36% more than the 1.6 million seen during October 2020.
At Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
In October:
There were 317 booked appointments, down from 454 in September
78% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
622 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
Of those, eight were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:
The median time to treatment was 18 minutes
Around 2% of patients left before being treated