Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of general practice appointments took place in person, excluding covid-19 vaccination appointments, in (a) October 2021 (b) November 2021 and (c) December 2021.
The following table shows the proportion of face-to-face general practice appointments in the months requested, excluding COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Data for December 2021 is not yet available.
October 2019 | November 2019 | December 2019 | October 2021 | November 2021 |
81% | 80.3% | 79.5% | 64.4% | 62.7% |
Note:
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
Information on the number of vaccinations appointments on each working day is not held. However, the following table shows an estimate of the average appointments per working day for the months requested, excluding COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Data for December 2021 is not yet available.
October 2019 | November 2019 | December 2019 | October 2021 | November 2021 |
1,340,000 | 1,307,143 | 1,209,000 | 1,447,619 | 1,385,909 |
Source: NHS Digital https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice