Drop in visits to A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 15,629 patients visited A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in October.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 1% on the 15,724 visits recorded during September, but 29% more than the 12,151 patients seen in October 2020.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 10,627 visits to A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 35% 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 St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust:
In October:
There were 174 booked appointments, up from 168 in September
67% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
333 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:
The median time to treatment was 105 minutes
Around 8% of patients left before being treated