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Appointments in General Practice
Summary
Introduction to Appointments in General Practice, Dr Peter Short (Clinical Lead Primary & Social Care Technology, NHS Digital).
"General Practice, like much of the NHS at present, is under unprecedented pressure for contact and support for patients. Data on activity has historically been collected from discrete workload surveys that are burdensome and limited in scope.
In response to a request from the Secretary of State to support General Practice with more accurate information, NHS Digital have been working with professional representatives, system suppliers and NHS England to collect and collate data from the appointment systems held in General Practice. We will shortly begin publishing the aggregate activity data across England, from practices who are already able to access individual reports from their own systems. This data reflects only the planned and scheduled activity recorded within the appointment systems for much of General Practice across England, but will start to contribute valuable insight into the activity at the front line. We are mindful this data only represents a part of the workload undertaken by General Practice, and does not yet cover all systems and settings. The very flexible nature of appointment modules along with how they are used and configured to meet the differing needs, means that much further work with the profession is needed to improve the utility, consistency and coverage. However we are committed to working with the profession to progress this work to ensure continual refinements that benefit both individual practices and the wider service planning agenda."
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Several publications have been produced previously analysing primary care appointment activity and trends. The resource below compares methods in analysis of the QResearch database in 2008 with the methods for this upcoming publication.
Latest Version
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Appointments in General Practice November 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
Upcoming
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Appointments in General Practice December 2020
28 Jan 2021
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Appointments in General Practice January 2021
25 Feb 2021
Previous Versions
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Appointments in General Practice October 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice September 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice August 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice July 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice June 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice May 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice - April 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice - March 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice February 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice January 2020
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice December 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice November 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice October 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice September 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice August 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice July 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice June 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice, May 2019
The aim of the publication is to inform users about activity and usage of GP appointments historically and how primary care is impacted by seasonal pressures, such as winter.
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Appointments in General Practice, April 2019
NHS Digital publishes this information to support winter preparedness and provide information about some activity within primary care. The publication covers historic appointments, marked as attended or did not attend, from national to CCG coverage. The aim is to inform users, who range from a healthcare...
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Appointments in General Practice, March 2019
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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Appointments in General Practice February, 2019
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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Appointments in General Practice January, 2019
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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Appointments in General Practice December 2018
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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Appointments in General Practice, November 2018 [PAS]
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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Appointments in General Practice, October 2018 [PAS]
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.