Drop in visits to A&E at Coventry and Warwickshire University Hospitals Trust last month

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

NHS England figures show 17,740 patients visited A&E at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in February.

That was a drop of 1% on the 17,944 visits recorded during January, but 47% more than the 12,040 patients seen in February 2021.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 20,242 visits to A&E at Coventry and Warwickshire 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 9% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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

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

At University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust:

In February:

There were 126 booked appointments, down from 145 in January

72% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,066 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6% of patients

Of those, five were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:

The median time to treatment was 54 minutes

Around 3% of patients left before being treated