Table 2

Table of changes in healthcare presentations for each month of 2020/2021 compared with mean from the corresponding month of 2015–2019

MonthPrimaryEDInpatient>48 hours admission
January 20201448331533584
(+1%)(+23%)(+24%)(+42%)
February−789181725340
(−1%)(+12%)(+19%)(+22%)
March−20 892−8428−484−38
(−18%)(−47%)(−33%)(−19%)
April LD1−36 610−9039−737−56
(−39%)(−72%)(−63%)(−36%)
May−36,783−9,360−822−39
(−37%)(−62%)(−59%)(−22%)
June−28 316−6929−489−19
(−28%)(−50%)(−42%)(−11%)
July−24 042−6343−501−1
(−25%)(−47%)(−44%)(−1%)
August−10 301−2033−247−10
(−14%)(−21%)(−26%)(−7%)
September11 421−2313−252−17
(+12%)(−18%)(−18%)(−10%)
October−15 561−6124−573−41
(−13%)(−40%)(−36%)(−22%)
November
LD2		−34 430−8761−624−108
(−28%)(−50%)(−37%)(−43%)
December−29 527−10 322−637−95
(−27%)(−55%)(−39%)(−36%)
January 2021
LD3		−45 026−8765−867−86
(−41%)(−61%)(−62%)(−43%)

  • LD—start of period of national lockdown.

  • Changes in counts and the percentage change in primary care presentations, ED visits and emergency inpatient admissions longer than 48 hours are shown

  • ED, emergency department.