Rise in visits to A&E at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust last month
More patients visited A&E at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 13,005 patients visited A&E at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in September.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 2% on the 12,704 visits recorded during August, but 14% lower than the 15,100 patients seen in September 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 11,546 visits to A&E departments run by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 1% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 2% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
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Hide AdAcross England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
That was a rise of less than 1% compared to August, but 6% fewer than the 2.1 million seen during September 2021.
At Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust:
In September:
There were 374 booked appointments, up from 268 in August
76% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
851 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 7% of patients
Of those, 269 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:
The median time to treatment was 144 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times