Rise in visits to A&E at the South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust

More patients visited A&E at the South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

More patients visited A&E at the South Tyneside and Sunderland Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 20,856 patients visited A&E at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in March.

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That was a rise of 17% on the 17,880 visits recorded during February, and 18% more than the 17,624 patients seen in March 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 15,865 visits to A&E at the South Tyneside and Sunderland 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 34% were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 7% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.

That was an increase of 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.

At South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust:

In March:

There were 686 booked appointments, up from 639 in February

77% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

488 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 2% of patients

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February:

The median time to treatment was 70 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 4% of patients left before being treated