Fewer patients visited A&E at Hampshire Hospitals Trust last month, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 11,491 patients visited A&E at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in August.
That was a drop of 5% on the 12,101 visits recorded during July, but in line with the number seen in August 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 10,124 visits to A&E departments run by Hampshire 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 5% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.
That was a decrease of 8% compared to July, and the same number as were seen during August 2021.
At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
In August:
- There were 266 booked appointments, down from 325 in July
- 69% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
- 775 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 7% of patients
- Of those, one was delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:
- The median time to treatment was 104 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
- Around 4% of patients left before being treated