GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Update, Department Of Health Update, UK

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice
Article Date: 14 Oct 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

GP extended opening hours for month ending September 2008.

This data shows the number of GP practices within each Commissioner area (PCTs and Care Trusts) and how many of those practices were offering extended opening hours on the census date (22nd September 2008).

Key findings this month

-- Of 8,275 practices, 4,250 (51.4%) offered extended opening hours on the census date. This compares with 44.9% in August.

-- The average percentage of GP Practices offering extended hours within each Commissioner area was 51.5%. This has changed from 44.2% in August.

-- 6 Commissioners had no GP practices offering extended opening hours (3.9%). In August there were 16 (10.5%).

-- 89 (58.6%) Commissioners have achieved the Operating Framework aim of 50% of their GP Practices offering extended opening hours. In August there were 71 (46.7%) Commissioners that had achieved the aim.

-- GP Extended Opening Hours data

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