More than 14,000 patients visited Milton Keynes Hospital A&E last month

Fewer patients visited A&E at Milton Keynes University Hospital last month – but attendances were higher than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 14,321 patients visited A&E at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in July.

That was a drop of 1% on the 14,464 visits recorded during June, but 47% more than the 9,725 patients seen in July 2020.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic – in July 2019, there were 12,884 visits to A&E at Milton Keynes 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 37% were via minor injury units.

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

That was in line with June, and 36% more than the 1.6 million seen during July 2020.

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust report:

In July:

There were 649 booked appointments, down from 774 in June

85% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

185 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit

In June:

The median time to treatment was 106 minutes

Around 5% of patients left before being treated.