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

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

NHS England figures show 16,888 patients visited A&E at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in October.

That was a rise of 7% on the 15,765 visits recorded during September, but 1% lower than the 17,041 patients seen in October 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in October 2020, there were 13,455 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 12% 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 an increase of 9% compared to September, and a similar number as were seen during October 2021.

At University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust:

In October:

60% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

2,002 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 12% of patients

Of those, 941 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:

The median time to treatment was 65 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 9% of patients left before being treated