A&E visits rise in King's Lynn

Numbers at the QEH are above pre-pandemic levels

Author: Katie Williams, Data ReporterPublished 14th Jun 2021

More patients visited A&E at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 6,949 patients visited A&E at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust in May.

That was a rise of 14% on the 6,121 visits recorded during April, and 47% more than the 4,741 patients seen in May 2020.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in May 2019, there were 6,031 visits to A&E at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

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 2.1 million visits last month.

That was an increase of 11% compared to April, and 65% more than the 1.3 million seen during May 2020 – a reflection of lower-than-usual numbers for that month as more people avoided hospitals during the early days of the pandemic.

At The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust:

In May:

There were 234 booked appointments, up from 229 in April

78% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

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

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