Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2019; 25(17): 2122-2132
Published online May 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i17.2122
Table 2 The 20 most frequently accessed outpatient services and corresponding proportion of total outpatient services
Outpatient service(HES Code)Frequency (% of total services listed)
Gastroenterology (301)546768 (39.8)
General surgery (100)55126 (4.0)
Ophthalmology (130)53237 (3.9)
Trauma and orthopaedics (110)52510 (3.8)
Rheumatology (410)50781 (3.7)
Colorectal surgery (104)41094 (3.0)
Dermatology (330)39392 (2.8)
Physiotherapy (650)36895 (2.7)
General medicine (300)32595 (2.4)
Cardiology (320)29748 (2.2)
Diagnostic imaging (812)29454 (2.1)
Urology (101)27939 (2.0)
Gynaecology (502)25260 (1.8)
Obstetrics (501)22805 (1.7)
Respiratory medicine (340)22238 (1.6)
Ear, nose and throat (120)21953 (1.6)
Clinical haematology (303)21031 (1.5)
Anticoagulant service (324)18013 (1.3)
Nephrology (361)14847 (1.1)
Clinical oncology (800)14522 (1.1)