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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-08-29more like thismore than 2014-08-29
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Patient Choice Schemes remove filter
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of appointments booked through the NHS Choose and Book service in each of the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Dudley North more like this
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Ian Austin more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-05more like thismore than 2014-09-05
answer text <p> </p><p>On average, every working day around 40,000 outpatient referrals are booked through Choose and Book and patients from over 90% of GP practices are referred using the Choose and Book service every week. Each month this represents around 500,000 referrals being made from GP practices to first consultant-led outpatient services through Choose and Book.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Use of Choose and Book is, however, significantly greater than this with an additional 200,000 or so referrals per month being booked to other outpatient services, which include allied health professionals, GPs with special interests, diagnostic and assessment services. These are not currently included as part of the utilisation figures below as the denominator data is not currently reported at a national level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the percentage of first outpatient referrals and the total number of referrals booked through Choose and Book between July 2013 and June 2014. Booking reports are available on the Choose and Book website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.chooseandbook.nhs.uk/staff/bau/reports/?searchterm=reports</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Utilisation<sup>1</sup> %<br> (GP to 1<sup>st</sup> consultant outpatient)</p></td><td><p>Total number of referrals booked</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>786,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>690,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>717,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>798,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>723,663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>640,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>803,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>725,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>785,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>756,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>772,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>791,019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Utilisation is calculated as the percentage of referrals made to first consultant-led outpatient services using the Choose and Book system, compared to the total number of referrals made to first outpatient services, as reported by provider organisations to the Department.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
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label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley more like this