Rise in visits to A&E at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care

More patients visited A&E at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

More patients visited A&E at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 11,020 patients visited A&E at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in October.

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That was a rise of 3% on the 10,669 visits recorded during September, and 37% more than the 8,035 patients seen in October 2020.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 11,198 visits to A&E at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 21% were via minor injury units.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

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That was an increase of 2% compared to September, and 36% more than the 1.6 million seen during October 2020.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust:

In October:

There were 269 booked appointments, up from 263 in September

65% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

813 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit

Of those, three were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:

The median time to treatment was 117 minutes

Around 8% of patients left before being treated