Drop in visits to A&E at the Stockport Trust last month

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

NHS England figures show 9,330 patients visited A&E at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in April.

That was a drop of 10% on the 10,351 visits recorded during March, but 4% more than the 8,932 patients seen in April 2021.

The figures show attendances were well above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in April 2020, there were 4,780 visits to A&E at sites run by the Stockport Trust.

All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.

Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 7% compared to March, but 9% more than the 1.9 million seen during April 2021.

At Stockport NHS Foundation Trust:

In April:

There were 403 booked appointments, up from 347 in March

Just 60% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,253 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 13% of patients

Of those, 68 were delayed by more than 12 hours