Rise in visits to A&E at the South Warwickshire Trust

More patients visited A&E at the South Warwickshire Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 7,192 patients visited A&E at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust in September.

That was a rise of 1% on the 7,087 visits recorded during August, and 2% more than the 7,035 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 5,757 visits to A&E departments run by the South Warwickshire Trust.

​All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care​.

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

That was a rise of less than 1% compared to August, but 6% fewer than the 2.1 million seen during September 2021.

At South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust:

In September:

There were 40 booked appointments, down from 69 in August

65% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

348 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 5% of patients

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 78 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 5% of patients left before being treated