Rise in visits to A&E at Gateshead Health Trust

More patients visited A&E at Gateshead Health Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 9,011 patients visited A&E at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in September.

That was a slight rise from the 9,005 visits recorded during August, and 8% more than the 8,355 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 6,743 visits to A&E departments run by Gateshead Health 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 36% were via minor injury units.

Across England, A&E departments received 2 million visits last month.

That was a rise of less than 1% compared to August, but 6% fewer than the 2.1 million seen during September 2021.

At Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust:

In September:

There were 94 booked appointments, up from 59 in August

72% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

1,038 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 12% of patients

Of those, 164 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 52 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