More patients visited A&E at the Torbay and South Devon Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 8,854 patients visited A&E at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in October.
That was a rise of 2% on the 8,645 visits recorded during September, and 5% more than the 8,411 patients seen in October 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in October 2020, there were 6,776 visits to A&E departments run by the Torbay and South Devon Trust.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 35% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.
That was an increase of 9% compared to September, and a similar number as were seen during October 2021.
At Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust:
In October:
- There were 117 booked appointments, up from 57 in September
- 57% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
- 734 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 8% of patients
- Of those, 213 were delayed by more than 12 hours
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:
- The median time to treatment was 90 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