Demand for A&E at Northampton General Hospital increasing
More patients visited A&E at Northampton General Hospital last month, with demand rising well above the levels seen during the first national lockdown last year.
NHS England figures show 10,264 patients visited A&E at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust in April.
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Hide AdThat was a rise of 10% on the 9,326 visits recorded during March, and 89% more than the 5,440 patients seen in April the previous year.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in April 2019, there were 11,084 visits to A&E at Northampton General Hospital.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 15% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 6% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
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Hide AdAcross England, A&E departments received 1.9 million visits last month.
That was an increase of 11% compared to March, and more than double the 916,600 seen during April 2020 – a reflection of lower-than-usual numbers for that month as more people avoided hospitals during the early days of the pandemic.
At Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust:
In April:
There were 283 booked appointments, down from 332 in March
86% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
206 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
Separate data reveals that in March:
The median time to treatment was 78 minutes
Around 2% of patients left before being treated