Drop in visits to A&E at Mersey Care last month

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at Mersey Care last month – but attendances were far higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 10,381 patients visited A&E at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in November.

That was a drop of 6% on the 11,075 visits recorded during October, but more than double the 4,788 patients seen by the trust's two predecessors in November 2020.

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 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 6% compared to October, but 37% more than the 1.5 million seen during November 2020.

At Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust:

In November:

There were 1,796 booked appointments, down from 2,754 in October

99% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%