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.
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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Hide AdThat 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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Hide AdThat 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