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Number of doctor consultations/treatment services in an area per 1,000 population (10287) Metric type
- Help text
- This metric is derived by the LGA (Local Government Association) from the CQC (Care Quality Commission's) Care Directory file, the file contains a complete list of the places in England where care is regulated by CQC. Using the National Statistics Postcode Lookup, we have counted the number of doctor/GP practices located in an area and then created a crude rate per 1,000 resident population. These services involve doctors working in premises, or a room, designated for medical consultation or minor medical treatments. Often the doctor will complete medical consultations, including physical examination and simple physiological measurement (such as blood pressure tests). They will discuss diagnosis and treatment options and may prescribe medicines for the person to take at home.
They may also undertake minor invasive investigations or procedures, such as conscious endoscopy, in a treatment room designed for this purpose.
There may be other healthcare professionals, for example practice nurses, supporting the work of the doctor.
Examples of services that fit under this category:- Independent doctors consulting rooms
- NHS GP practices
- Slimming clinics.
- Early medical abortion clinics
- Travel vaccination services
- Polyclinics.
Data are extracted once a quarter and provide a snapshot in time. It should be noted that due to changes to postcodes a small proportion cannot be matched to the latest National Statistics Postcode Lookup file and are therefore excluded from these figures.
- Modified
- 06 Nov 2023
- Data last updated
- 25 Dec 2022
- Short label
- No. of Doctor/GP locations per 1,000 population
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 3
- Polarity
- a high value is good
- Measure
- per 1000 people
- Dataset
- Amenities for calendar quarter
- Collection
- Local collection
- Source
- Local collection
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