Fewer people visit Royal Lancaster Infirmary A&E...but numbers still higher than a year ago

Fewer patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 10,617 patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in November.NHS England figures show 10,617 patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in November.
NHS England figures show 10,617 patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in November.

NHS England figures show 10,617 patients visited A&E at the University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in November.

That was a drop of five per cent on the 11,215 visits recorded during October, but 45 per cent more than the 7,326 patients seen in November 2020.

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The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in November 2019, there were 10,234 visits to A&E at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 20 per cent were via minor injury units.

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

That was a decrease of six per cent compared to October, but 37 per cent more than the 1.5m seen during November 2020.

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At University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in November:

*There were 229 booked appointments, down from 254 in October

*75 per cent of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95 per cent

*761 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit

*Of those, 202 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in October:

*The median time to treatment was 60 minutes

*Around seven per cent of patients left before being treated

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