More than three-quarters of people who arrived at accident and emergency at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMBT) last month were seen within four hours, new figures show.

The previous recovery target was 76% of patients to be seen within four hours by March this year, which was missed across England.

Recent NHS England figures show 14,324 visits to A&E at UHMBT in May. Of them, 11,157 were seen within four hours – accounting for 78% of arrivals.

Across England, 74% of patients were seen within four hours, a slight fall from the month before.

Figures also show 42,555 emergency admissions waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments from a decision to admit to actually being admitted – up from 42,078 in April.

The number waiting at least four hours from the decision to admit to admission also increased, from 134,344 in April to 138,770 in May.

At UHMBT, 1,068 patients waited longer than four hours, including 410 who were delayed by more than 12 hours.

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

The overall number of attendances to A&E at UHMBT in May rose 18% on the 12,137 visits recorded during April, and 13% more than the 12,727 patients seen in May 2023.