Rise in visits to A&E at Royal Cornwall Hospital last month
But attendances were still lower than the same time last year
More patients visited A&E at Royal Cornwall Hospitals last month – but attendances were lower than in March last year, figures reveal.
NHS England figures show 11,733 patients visited A&E at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in March.
That was a rise of 35% on the 8,666 visits recorded during February, but 0% lower than the 11,756 patients seen in March the previous year.
The majority of attendances last month were via minor A&E departments – those which treat minor injuries and illnesses such as fractures, cuts and bruises – while 43 were via major departments, with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.
Across England, A&E departments received 1.7 million visits last month.
That was an increase of 32% compared to February, and 10% more than the 1.5 million seen during March 2020.
At Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust:
In March:
86% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
407 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
Of those, four were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate data reveals that in February:
The median time to treatment was 32 minutes
Around 1% of patients left before being treated