Drop in visits to A&E at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 5,792 patients visited A&E at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in July.

That was a drop of 1% on the 5,869 visits recorded during June, but 4% more than the 5,594 patients seen in July 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2020, there were 3,630 visits to A&E departments run by Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital.

All of last month's attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care.

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

That was a decrease of 1% compared to June, and the same number as were seen during July 2021.

At Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust:

In July:

87% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in June:

The median time to treatment was 85 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times

Around 6% of patients left before being treated