Rise in visits to minor injury units at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust

More patients visited minor injury units at the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 4,570 patients visited minor injury units at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust in September.

That was a rise of 14% on the 4,000 visits recorded during August, and 5% more than the 4,335 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 3,082 visits to minor injury units run by the Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust.

Across 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 Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

In September:

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

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was four 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