Accident and Emergency Performance: England 2013/14

How many people attended accident and emergency departments in 2013/14? What was the pattern of A&E attendance across the year? Are different areas of England busier at different times of year? How do NHS trusts compare on key performance metrics such as the number of patients waiting for more than four hours?

In answering these and other questions, this note provides an analysis of the Department of Health’s Weekly A&E Data from April 2013 to March 2014.