Royal Victoria Hospital: Some patients made 17 repeat visits Some people visited a Belfast A&E unit 17 times last year, the BBC has learned. Figures show that 131 patients attended the emergency department at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast 2,240 times during 2013. The data was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. It also indicated that across the UK, some patients were attending more than 50 times a year. Data from 183 sites revealed nearly 12,000 people throughout the UK made more than 10 visits to one unit in 2012-13. A total of 106 responded, covering 183 units.