More patients visited A&E at Frimley Health last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

NHS England figures show 21,879 patients visited A&E at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in March.

That was a rise of 16% on the 18,835 visits recorded during February, and 24% more than the 17,575 patients seen in March 2021.

The figures show attendances were above the levels seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – in March 2020, there were 15,117 visits to A&E at Frimley Health.

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 19% compared to February, and 29% more than the 1.7 million seen during March 2021.

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust:

In March:

There were 2,142 booked appointments, up from 1,863 in February

1,290 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment following a decision to admit – 6% of patients

Separate NHS Digital data reveals that in February: The median time to treatment was 115 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