More patients visited A&E at Plymouth Hospitals Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 12,368 patients visited A&E at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in August.
That was a rise of 1% on the 12,240 visits recorded during July, and 1% more than the 12,221 patients seen in August 2021.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 12,491 visits to A&E departments run by Plymouth 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 36% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 2% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
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 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust:
In August:
- There were 78 booked appointments, down from 114 in July
- 1,280 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 10% of patients
- Of those, 774 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:
- The median time to treatment was 32 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
- Around 8% of patients left before being treated