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

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 25,835 patients visited A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 1% on the 26,129 visits recorded during July, but 5% more than the 24,545 patients seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 23,927 visits to A&E departments 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 33% were via minor injury units.

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

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

That was a decrease of 8% compared to July, and the same number as were seen during August 2021.

At Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

There were 437 booked appointments, up from 434 in July

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

2,420 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 9% of patients

Of those, 300 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

The median time to treatment was 119 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 14% of patients left before being treated