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

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

NHS England figures show 9,735 patients visited A&E at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in July.

That was a slight rise from the 9,717 visits recorded during June, but 7% lower than the 10,434 patients seen in July 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2020, there were 7,534 visits to A&E departments 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 2.2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 1% compared to June, and the same number as were seen during July 2021.

At Stockport NHS Foundation Trust:

In July:

There were 413 booked appointments, down from 432 in June

61% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,219 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 13% of patients

Of those, 252 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in June:

The median time to treatment was 99 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 8% of patients left before being treated