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<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>
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