A&E's under West Herts Hospitals Trust are rising above the national average with their patient efficiency last month - including Watford General.

During October, more than three-quarters of patients who arrived at A&E's under the medical body were seen within four hours, new data shows.

Recent NHS England figures reveal there were 17,107 visits to A&E at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in October. Of them, 13,300 were seen within four hours – accounting for 78% of arrivals.

At these hospitals, 993 patients waited longer than four hours, including 27 who were delayed by more than 12 hours.

Siva Anandaciva, chief analyst at health think tank The King’s Fund, said "The figures show that NHS performance issues are endemic across the country and deep-rooted, with many key targets having been missed for years."

He added: "Only 73% of people are seen within four hours in A&E compared to the NHS standard of 95% – a target not met in over eight years – and a target missed by every hospital trust running a major A&E department in England."

Across the rest of the county, 73% of patients were seen within four hours in A&Es last month, down from 74% in September.

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West Herts' improvements come, as Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting announced plans to publish a league table of the best and worst performing hospitals, based on how long patients have to wait for A&E treatment, surgery and other care, and the state of the trust’s finances.

About 2.4 million people attended A&E departments across England last month – the busiest October on record.

The overall number of attendances to A&E at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in October was a rise of 5% on the 16,341 visits recorded during September, and 8% more than the 15,771 patients seen in October 2023.

Statistics were taken from Watford General, St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead hospitals.