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Patient Choice Schemes

Volume 488: debated on Tuesday 3 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of doctors in each health trust have used the choose and book system in each month since the introduction of the scheme. (259940)

The Department does not collect the data on the proportion of general practitioners (GPs) using choose and book. The Department does collect data on the number of GP practices using choose and book, which is shown in the document Percentage of GP Practices using Choose and Book monthly by primary care trust, which has been placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of appointments have been made using the choose and book system in each health trust in each month since the scheme was introduced. (259941)

Data on the percentage of appointments made to consultant-led out-patient appointments following a general practitioner (GP) referral using the Choose and Book system in each primary care trust (PCT) in each month since April 2006 are shown in the document, Percentage of GP referrals to first outpatient appointments made using Choose and Book, monthly by primary care trust, which has been placed in the Library.

Prior to April 2006, the Department did not calculate utilisation at a primary care trust level.