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<p>Physiotherapy services are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups.
This includes agreeing and monitoring the waiting time to access services rather than
this being set nationally.</p><p>A count of first outpatient attendances and the average
(mean and median) waiting time in days, where the treatment specialty is physiotherapy,
is shown in the following table. Data is for the 2018-19 financial year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>First
attendances</p></td><td><p>Mean waiting time (days)</p></td><td><p>Median waiting
time (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1,404,639</p></td><td><p>36.7</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>:
Hospital Episode Statistics (NHS Digital)</p>
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