NHS GP Referrals for First Out-patient Appointments, October 2010
The latest statistics on GP Referrals produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 1 December 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on GP Referrals received at Welsh Local Health Boards for a first out-patient appointment include data for Wales for the period October 2009 to October 2010. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 3 November 2010.
The key points from the latest release are:
- The number of GP Referrals for a first out-patient appointment received at Welsh Local Health Boards was 63,287 in October 2010.
- This is a 2.4% decrease compared to October 2009 and a 0.1% increase compared to September 2010, at an all Wales level.
All figures relating to October 2010 are provisional.
Further information
Contact
Tel: 029 2080 1268
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update
5 January 2011