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 13,259 patients visited A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in February.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 4% on the 13,750 visits recorded during January, but 22% more than the 10,846 patients seen in February 2021.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 13,412 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 33% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 1.8 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was a decrease of 3% compared to January, but 43% more than the 1.3 million seen during February 2021.
At St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust:
In February:
There were 168 booked appointments, down from 174 in January
66% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
339 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:
The median time to treatment was 114 minutes
Around 7% of patients left before being treated