Drop in visits to A&E at Wirral Community Health and Care Trust last month

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Fewer patients visited A&E at Wirral Community Health and Care Trust last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 2,888 patients visited A&E at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 12% on the 3,299 visits recorded during July, but 59% more than the 1,821 patients seen in August 2020.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in August 2019, there were 5,138 visits to A&E at Wirral Community Health and Care Trust.

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 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 6% compared to July, but 19% more than the 1.7 million seen during August 2020.

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

More than 99% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%