Drop in visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals last month

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.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 34% were via minor injury units.

Fewer patients visited A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 15,434 patients visited A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in February.

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That was a drop of 3% on the 15,980 visits recorded during January, but 25% more than the 12,359 patients seen in February 2021.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in February 2020, there were 15,718 visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire 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 34% 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 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust:

In February:

There were 11 booked appointments, up from seven in January

61% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

2,026 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 13% of patients

Of those, 637 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in January:

The median time to treatment was 54 minutes

Around 4% of patients left before being treated

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