NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting events figures for the quarter ending 31^st December 2016 include data for England, Regions and NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

The figures for a quarter can be affected by the number of working days. Data are adjusted for this where appropriate, to allow comparison on a like-for-like basis.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust did not submit due to IT problems.

The key points from the latest release are:

Inpatient Events

From Q3 2015/16 to Q3 2016/17 the number of decisions to admit decreased by 6,860 to 1.58 million, however when adjusted for working days the percentage change for numbers of decisions to admit from Q3 15/16 to Q3 16/17 has increased (1.1%). The number of elective admissions increased by 7,194 (2.1%) to 1.45 million.

Outpatient Referrals and attendances

From Q3 2015/16 to Q3 2016/17 the number of GP referrals made decreased by 31,751 to 3.3 million. When adjusted for working days the percentage change for GP written referrals increases slightly (0.6%).The number of other referrals made increased by 27,582 (3.0%) to 2.04 million.

From Q3 2015/16 to Q3 2016/17 first attendances at consultant outpatient clinics increased by 118,074 (4.1%) to 4.9 million and total attendances increased by 217,109 (3.1%) to 15.2 million.

Did not attend (DNA) rate for first outpatient appointments was 8.8% for Q3 2015/16 and 8.8% for Q3 2016/17.

Note:

These data are available using the link below.

http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/hospital-activity/quarterly-hospital-activity/qar-data/