GP Workload Tool
Tracks the use of online appointments in General Practices and collects information on the availability to patients of electronic access to their test results, GP letters, prescriptions and online appointment booking facilities.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DAPB2236 Amd 72/2020
- Publication date
- 26/05/2021
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a month.
- Contact point
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- GP Practices in England
- Associated medias
- Is part of
- Effective from
- 10/09/2017
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Access to records
- Appointment / scheduling
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Tests and diagnostics
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
Review Information
- Scope
- All general practices in England
- Approval date
- 06/04/2021
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
The data enables the NHS to better understand appointment activity and utilisation and demonstrate the use of general practice across the week, including by healthcare professional and by mode of appointment.
GP Systems Suppliers submit aggregate, GP-level data monthly to NHS Digital via a Secure Electronic File Transfer (SEFT).
Page last updated: 27 May 2024