Drop in visits to A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals 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 33% 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 St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 13,259 patients visited A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in February.

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That was a drop of 4% on the 13,750 visits recorded during January, but 22% more than the 10,846 patients seen in February 2021.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 13,412 visits to A&E at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals.

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.

Across England, A&E departments received 1.8 million visits last month.

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That was a decrease of 3% compared to January, but 43% more than the 1.3 million seen during February 2021.

At St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust:

In February:

There were 168 booked appointments, down from 174 in January

66% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

339 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 3% of patients

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:

The median time to treatment was 114 minutes

Around 7% of patients left before being treated