Drop in visits to A&E at Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust last month
Fewer patients visited A&E at Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 10,045 patients visited A&E at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in April.
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Hide AdThat was a drop of 9% on the 11,089 visits recorded during March, but 2% more than the 9,857 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 4,751 visits to A&E at sites run by Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 28% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
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Hide AdThat was a decrease of 7% compared to March, but 9% more than the 1.9 million seen during April 2021.
At Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
In April:
There were 463 booked appointments, up from 379 in March
Just 70% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
1,235 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 12% of patients
Of those, 284 were delayed by more than 12 hours