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Publication, Part of Appointments in General Practice
Appointments in General Practice February, 2019
Official statistics, Experimental statistics- Publication Date:
- 4 Apr 2019
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Regions, Regions, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
- Date Range:
- 01 Nov 2017 to 28 Feb 2019
Summary
No patient identifiable information has been collected or is included in this release.
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 professional to an inquiring citizen, about appointments within primary care.
NHS Digital produce this information monthly, containing information about the most recent month and previous months.
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. The publication includes data from participating practices using EMIS and TPP GP systems.
The publication includes important information, however it does not show the totality of GP activity/workload. The data presented only contains information which was captured on the GP practice systems. This limits the activity reported on and does not represent all work happening within a primary care setting or assess the complexity of activity.
Key Facts
Last edited: 26 November 2019 2:44 pm