Kingston Hospital sees large increases in year-on-year activity

The report to the June meeting said: “Activity remains high across the trust. There were 527 deliveries in maternity in May 2012 which is an increase of 7.6 per cent on April 2012 when there were 490 deliveries. This reflects a 14 per cent increase on May 2011.

“Similarly A&E attendances rose by 10.6 per cent in May 2012 from April 2012 with 9,946 patients attending the department. This is an overall increase of
2.8 per cent on May 2011.

“This over performance was also seen in day case surgery and elective activity. Emergency admissions rose by 10.3 per cent in May 2012 as compared to April 2012.”