More patients visited A&E at Dorset County Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 6,732 patients visited A&E at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in May.
That was a rise of 12% on the 6,028 visits recorded during April, and 33% more than the 5,049 patients seen in May 2020.
The figures show attendances were below the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in May 2019, there were 9,037 visits to A&E at Dorset County Hospital.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 32% were via minor injury units.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.1 million visits last month.
That was an increase of 11% compared to April, and 65% more than the 1.3 million seen during May 2020 – a reflection of lower-than-usual numbers for that month as more people avoided hospitals during the early days of the pandemic.
At Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:
In May:
There were 85 booked appointments, down from 118 in April
83% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
42 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit
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