More patients visited A&E at Portsmouth Hospitals last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.
NHS England figures show 14,038 patients visited A&E at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust in November.
That was a rise of 2% on the 13,778 visits recorded during October, and 16% more than the 12,070 patients seen in November 2021.
The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in November 2020, there were 10,150 visits to A&E departments run by Portsmouth Hospitals.
The majority of attendances last month were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care – while 23% were via minor injury units.
Meanwhile, around 5% were via consultant-led departments with single specialties, such as eye conditions or dental problems.
Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month.
That was in line with October, but 6% more than the 2 million seen during November 2021.
At Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust:
In November:
- There were 1,799 booked appointments, up from 1,771 in October
- 1,504 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 11% of patients
Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in October:
- The median time to treatment was 84 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