Drop in visits to A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals Trust last month

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 30% were via minor injury units.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 24,890 patients visited A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in April.

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That was a drop of 7% on the 26,841 visits recorded during March, but 3% more than the 24,167 patients seen in April 2021.

The figures show attendances were well above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in April 2020, there were 12,063 visits to A&E at sites run by Liverpool University Hospitals Trust.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 30% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 1% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 7% compared to March, but 9% more than the 1.9 million seen during April 2021.

At Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

In April:

There were 513 booked appointments, down from 529 in March

Just 67% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,643 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 7% of patients

Of those, two were delayed by more than 12 hours