Rise in visits to A&E at Imperial College Healthcare

By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 17th Jun 2022, 10:20 BST
An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.
An accident and emergency sign outside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where Lalene Malik, 23, went to A&E with stomach cramps on March 26 and gave birth to her baby in the toilets, having not known she was pregant and with no outward physical signs of pregnancy. Picture date: Wednesday April 13, 2022.
More patients visited A&E at Imperial College Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

More patients visited A&E at Imperial College Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 23,704 patients visited A&E at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in May.

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That was a rise of 9% on the 21,672 visits recorded during April, and 5% more than the 22,504 patients seen in May 2021.

The figures show attendances were well above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in May 2020, there were 12,066 visits to A&E at sites run by Imperial College Healthcare.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care​ – while 31% were via minor injury units​.

Meanwhile, around 17% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

That was an increase of 8% compared to April, and 5% more than the 2.1 million seen during May 2021.