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Statistical Press Notice: GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Update, UK

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice
Article Date: 14 Jan 2009 - 2:00 PDT

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The following statistics were released by the Department of Health:

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

Key findings this month:

- Of 8,262 practices, 5,719 (69.2%) offered extended opening hours on the census date. This compares with 65.1% in November.
- The average percentage of GP Practices offering extended hours within each Commissioner area was 69.5%. This has changed from 65.4% in November.
- 1 Commissioner had no GP practices offering extended opening hours (0.7%). In November this was the same.
- 147 (96.7%) Commissioners have achieved the Operating Framework aim of 50% of their GP Practices offering extended opening hours. In November there were 128 (84.2%) Commissioners that had achieved this aim.
- 57 (37.5%) Commissioners have 75% or more of their practices offering extended hours. In November this was 50 (32.9%).

Links:
GP Extended Opening Hours data

Department of Health, UK




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