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The modern outpatient: a collaborative approach 2017-2020
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Annex 1: Outpatient Attendances 2015/16
| Return Patients | New Patients | Return/New Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Specialties (excl. A&E) | 3,013,728 | 1,486,552 | 2.0 |
| All ACUTE Specialties | 2,553,081 | 1,396,248 | 1.8 |
| Acute Medical | 1,205,655 | 1,205,655 | 2.2 |
| - Anaesthetics | 22,195 | 14,807 | 1.5 |
| - Cardiology | 70,835 | 46,540 | 1.5 |
| - Clinical Neurophysiology | 52 | 8,290 | 0.0 |
| - Clinical Oncology | 94,434 | 13,732 | 6.9 |
| - Clinical Radiology | 545 | 2,986 | 0.2 |
| - Dermatology | 168,030 | 126,060 | 1.3 |
| - Endocrinology/Diabetes | 113,888 | 20,089 | 5.7 |
| - Gastroenterology | 97,409 | 77,131 | 1.3 |
| - General Medicine | 52,572 | 25,113 | 2.1 |
| - Geriatric Medicine | 23,561 | 18,430 | 1.3 |
| - GP Other than Obstetrics | 1,330 | 4,732 | 0.3 |
| - Haematology | 99,762 | 10,935 | 9.1 |
| - Homeopathy | 2,167 | 517 | 4.2 |
| - Infectious Diseases | 24,652 | 5,459 | 4.5 |
| - Medical Oncology | 42,526 | 5,652 | 7.5 |
| - Neurology | 49,671 | 45,089 | 1.1 |
| - Paediatrics | 92,133 | 33,468 | 2.8 |
| - Palliative Medicine | 6,548 | 1,132 | 5.8 |
| - Rehabilitation Medicine | 7,372 | 1,697 | 4.3 |
| - Renal Medicine | 60,750 | 5,851 | 10.4 |
| - Respiratory Medicine | 83,684 | 42,253 | 2.0 |
| - Rheumatology | 91,539 | 27,287 | 3.4 |
| Acute Surgical | 1,347,426 | 858,998 | 1.6 |
| - Cardiothoracic Surgery | 8,347 | 4,907 | 1.7 |
| - Ear, Nose & Throat ( ENT) | 111,587 | 116,060 | 1.0 |
| - General Surgery | 225,803 | 185,885 | 1.2 |
| - Gynaecology | 91,896 | 98,220 | 0.9 |
| - Neurosurgery | 11,614 | 9,175 | 1.3 |
| - Ophthalmology | 307,966 | 129,986 | 2.4 |
| - Oral Medicine | 6,535 | 5,483 | 1.2 |
| - Oral Surgery | 26,301 | 19,189 | 1.4 |
| - Orthodontics | 83,989 | 8,678 | 9.7 |
| - Paediatric Dentistry | 12,713 | 6,550 | 1.9 |
| - Paediatric Surgery | 8,659 | 8,898 | 1.0 |
| - Plastic Surgery | 50,633 | 23,658 | 2.1 |
| - Restorative Dentistry | 47,216 | 11,273 | 4.2 |
| - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery | 277,164 | 173,099 | 1.6 |
| - Urology | 77,003 | 57,937 | 1.3 |
| Learning Disability | 41,074 | 2,760 | 14.9 |
| Psychiatric | 308,975 | 54,741 | 5.6 |
| - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 43,093 | 5,517 | 7.8 |
| - Forensic Psychiatry | 1,968 | 945 | 2.1 |
| - General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) | 201,073 | 33,239 | 6.0 |
| - Psychiatry of Old Age | 62,841 | 15,040 | 4.2 |
| Obstetrics Group | 123,898 | 28,175 | 4.4 |
| - GP Obstetrics | 96 | 24 | 4.0 |
| - Obstetrics | 123,802 | 28,151 | 4.4 |
| Non-Acute Other | 7,237 | 6,008 | 1.2 |
| - Allergy | 493 | 255 | 1.9 |
| - Chemical Pathology | 1,575 | 452 | 3.5 |
| - Clinical Genetics | 2,429 | 4,388 | 0.6 |
| - Immunology | 764 | 430 | 1.8 |
| - Integrative Care | 1,976 | 483 | 4.1 |
Source: ISD(S)1
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