FoI Number
2023-764
Subject
Referrals
Date Received
06/03/2024
Request and Response
  1. Please confirm how many referrals were made in NHS Shetland from General Practice to secondary care services in the calendar years 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019;

Year

Referrals

2019

8224

2020

6198

2021

7954

2022

9088

2023

8846

  1. Of the referrals made during each of the above years, please confirm how many referrals were accepted by secondary care services

Year

Referrals Accepted

2019

7885

2020

5799

2021

7535

2022

8478

2023

8258

  1. Of the referrals made during each of the above years, please confirm how many referrals were rejected by secondary care services.

Year

Referrals Rejected

2019

339

2020

399

2021

419

2022

610

2023

588