Drop in visits to A&E at the University Hospitals of Bristol and Weston last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals of Bristol and Weston last month – and attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 16,528 patients visited A&E at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in June.

That was a drop of 1% on the 16,778 visits recorded during May, and 2% lower than the 16,871 patients seen in June 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in June 2020, there were 10,092 visits to A&E departments run by the University Hospitals of Bristol and Weston.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.

Meanwhile, around 13% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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

That was in line with May, and the same number as were seen during June 2021.

At University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust:

In June:

63% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,693 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 10% of patients

Of those, 576 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in May:

The median time to treatment was 75 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 10% of patients left before being treated