Drop in visits to A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare last month – but attendances were far higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 5,218 patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in October.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 1% on the 5,290 visits recorded during September, but nearly double the 2,641 patients seen in October 2020.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 8,523 visits to A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare.
All of last month's attendances were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises.
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 Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:
In October:
There were 34 booked appointments, down from 59 in September
98% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:
The median time to treatment was 24 minutes
Around 16% of patients left before being treated