Rise in visits to minor injury units at Lincolnshire Community Health Services

More patients visited minor injury units at Lincolnshire Community Health Services last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 8,694 patients visited minor injury units at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust in June.

That was a slight rise from the 8,663 visits recorded during May, and 18% more than the 7,341 patients seen in June 2022.

The figures show attendances were below the levels seen two years ago – in June 2021, there were 10,382 visits to minor injury units run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services.

Across England, A&E departments received 2.2 million visits last month – down a bit from May, but slightly above the number of visits seen in June 2022.

The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E departments in England from a decision to admit to actually being admitted was 26,531 in June, down 16% from 31,494 in May. The figure hit a record 54,573 in December 2022.

It comes as junior doctors have begun their five-day walk out in what is the longest spell of industrial action in the history.

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, said: "Every new month brings more evidence of record demand across many areas of NHS care with staff experiencing the busiest June ever for A&E attendances, no doubt exacerbated by the record high temperatures experienced for that month.

"This ongoing pressure on services is precisely why it is so important to highlight that staff continue to make progress in reducing the longest waits for care despite strikes, high demand, and bank holiday weekends."

At Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust:

In June:

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