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Number of mobile doctors services in an area per 1,000 population (10289) Metric type
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- 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 mobile doctors services located in an area and then created a crude rate per 1,000 resident population. These services involve doctors visiting people in premises where the person using the service is living (on a long or short-term basis). They may also provide services through an internet website or over the phone where the initial consultation is with either non-clinical staff or with a nurse or a doctor.
The doctors provide 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.
There may be other healthcare professionals, for example nurses, supporting the work of the doctor.
Examples of services that fit under this category:- Independent medical agencies
- GP out-of-hours services
- Community doctors
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 mobile doctor services 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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