Rise in visits to A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare

More patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
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.

More patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 4,638 patients visited A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in March.

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That was a rise of 21% on the 3,825 visits recorded during February, and 34% more than the 3,469 patients seen in March 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 2,309 visits to A&E at Bridgewater Community Healthcare.

All of last month's attendances were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

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That was an increase of 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.

At Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:

In March:

There were 75 booked appointments, down from 83 in February

94% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:

The median time to treatment was 14 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 23% of patients left before being treated