Rise in visits to A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare
More patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 4,638 patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in March.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 21% on the 3,825 visits recorded during February, and 34% more than the 3,469 patients seen in March 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 2,309 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 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.
At Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:
In March:
There were 75 booked appointments, down from 83 in February
94% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:
The median time to treatment was 14 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
Around 23% of patients left before being treated