More patients visited A&E at Buckinghamshire Healthcare last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 11,288 patients visited A&E at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in September.

That was a rise of 2 per cent on the 11,060 visits recorded during August, but 8% lower than the 12,302 patients seen in September 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in September 2020, there were 10,166 visits to A&E departments run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare.

The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 18 per cent were via minor injury units.

Meanwhile, around 10 per cent were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.

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

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

At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust:

In September: 70 per cent of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95 per cent

634 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6 per cent of patients

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in August:

The median time to treatment was 74 minutes.

The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times No patients left before being treated