More patients visited A&E at Royal United Hospitals Bath last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 8,164 patients visited A&E at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in October.

That was a rise of 6% on the 7,738 visits recorded during September, and 4% more than the 7,868 patients seen in October 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in October 2020, there were 6,768 visits to A&E departments run by Royal United Hospitals Bath.

​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 an increase of 9% compared to September, and a similar number as were seen during October 2021.

At Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust:

In October:

  • 51% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
  • 1,013 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 12% of patients
  • Of those, 16 were delayed by more than 12 hours

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in September:

  • The median time to treatment was 98 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
  • Around 8% of patients left before being treated