Around 16,800 visits to A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust last month

Around 16,800 patients visited A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust last month, figures reveal

NHS England figures show 16,841 patients visited A&E at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in August.

​The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care​ – while 24% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 4% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

78% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

83 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit– less than 0.5% of patients

Of those, 40 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

Around 4% of patients left before being treated