Rise in visits to A&E at the Manchester Trust

More patients visited A&E at the Manchester Trust 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 the Manchester Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 43,289 patients visited A&E at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in October.

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That was a rise of 4% on the 41,748 visits recorded during September, and 74% more than the 24,810 patients seen in October 2020.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in October 2019, there were 37,340 visits to A&E at the Manchester 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 16% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 7% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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

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

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust:

In October:

There were 825 booked appointments, down from 939 in September

62% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

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3,417 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit

Of those, 84 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:

The median time to treatment was 103 minutes

Around 33% of patients left before being treated