Number of patients treated
Our services
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides the following services to patients:
- Specialist services for patients from London and South East England including Paediatrics, HIV & Sexual Health, Burns and Weight Loss Surgery
- General services for patients living locally including our Maternity Unit, a full range of medical and surgical specialties, outpatient facilities and a 24-hour Accident & Emergency Department (including a dedicated Paediatric A&E)
- Community services in specialties including Gynaecology and Dermatology
Current performance—number of patients treated 2010/11
| Type | 2010/11 |
|---|---|
| Inpatients | 46,863 |
| Outpatients* | 176,303 |
| Day cases | 21,974 |
| A&E** | 108,010 |
| Total | 353,150 |
* Number of individual patients treated as outpatients, not number of attendances in the Outpatients Department (eg if an individual patient attended Outpatients on 8 separate occasions, this is counted as 1 patient and not 8 attendances)
** This includes attendances to our A&E and Urgent Care Centre (UCC)—the UCC opened in October 2010 as a ‘walk-in’ service developed with GPs for patients who come to A&E with minor illnesses and injuries that require attention but are not critical or life-threatening
Historical performance—number of patients treated 2007/08-2009/10
| Type | 2009/10 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatients | 38,751 | 37,644 | 36,729 |
| Outpatients | 160,327 | 148,941 | 140,506 |
| Day cases | 17,790 | 16,821 | 15,962 |
| A&E | 100,905 | 97,640 | 97,685 |
| Total | 317,773 | 301,046 | 290,882 |
