Fewer patients visited A&E at the Royal Surrey County Hospital last month – and attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.

NHS England figures show 6,159 patients visited A&E at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a drop of 19% on the 7,574 visits recorded during July, and 5% lower than the 6,511 patients seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 5,476 visits to A&E departments run by the Royal Surrey County 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 million visits last month.

That was a decrease of 8% compared to July, and the same number as were seen during August 2021.

At Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

  • There were 485 booked appointments, down from 553 in July
  • 51% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%
  • 575 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 9% of patients
  • Of those, 59 were delayed by more than 12 hours