Rise in visits to A&E at the North Bristol Trust
More patients visited A&E at the North Bristol Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 8,452 patients visited A&E at North Bristol NHS Trust in March.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 15% on the 7,334 visits recorded during February, and 16% more than the 7,267 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 6,422 visits to A&E at the North Bristol Trust.
All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.
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 North Bristol NHS Trust:
In March:
There were 307 booked appointments, down from 325 in February
53% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
1,087 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 13% of patients
Of those, 449 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:
The median time to treatment was 153 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