Rise in visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals
More patients visited A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 17,496 patients visited A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in March.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 13% on the 15,434 visits recorded during February, and 12% more than the 15,633 patients seen in March 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 13,134 visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 34% 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 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.
At United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust:
In March:
There were nine booked appointments, down from 11 in February
62% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
2,115 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 12% of patients
Of those, 834 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:
The median time to treatment was 59 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
Around 5% of patients left before being treated