Rise in visits to A&E at the North Bristol Trust last month

More patients visited A&E at the North Bristol Trust last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 8,343 patients visited A&E at North Bristol NHS Trust in July.

That was a slight rise from the 8,319 visits recorded during June, but 3% lower than the 8,561 patients seen in July 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2020, there were 7,422 visits to A&E departments run by 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.

That was a decrease of 1% compared to June, and the same number as were seen during July 2021.

At North Bristol NHS Trust:

In July:

There were 104 booked appointments, down from 232 in June

51% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

935 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 11% of patients

Of those, 304 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in June:

The median time to treatment was 126 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