More patients visited minor injury units at Gloucestershire Health and Care last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 5,654 patients visited minor injury units at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in August.

That was a rise of 8% on the 5,247 visits recorded during July, and 16% more than the 4,856 patients seen in August 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen two years ago – in August 2020, there were 5,084 visits to minor injury units run by Gloucestershire Health and 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 Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust:

In August:

  • More than 99% of arrivals were seen within four hours, against an NHS target of 95%

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in July:

  • The median time to treatment was 17 minutes. The median average is used to ensure figures are not skewed by particularly long or short waiting times
  • Around 2% of patients left before being treated