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<p>Quarterly Choose and Book utilisation data is available for each month and each
quarter of the 2013-14 financial year and is set out in the attached table.</p><p>
</p><p>When reviewing the table it is important to note that 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.</p><p> </p><p>Each month
this represents around 500,000 referrals being made from general practitioner (GP)
practices to first consultant-led outpatient services through Choose and Book. 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 as the
denominator data is not currently reported at a national level.</p><p> </p>
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