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NHS GP referrals for first out-patient appointments, December 2012

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NHS Wales GP referrals for first outpatient appointments, quality report

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The latest statistics on GP Referrals produced by the Welsh Government were released on 6 February 2013 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Statistics on GP Referrals received at Welsh Local Health Boards for a first outpatient appointment include data for Wales for the period August 2012 to December 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 2 January 2013.

The key points from the latest release are:

  • the number of GP referrals for a first outpatient appointment received at a Welsh Local Health Board was 49,392 in December 2012
  • this is a 24.7% decrease compared with November 2012, at an all Wales level

All figures relating to December 2012 are provisional.

Further information

StatsWales website (external link)

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Tel: 029 2080 1268
Email: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

6 March 2013

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