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WQ.308/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2022
Question
“Will the Minister advise how many GP consultations have been conducted under the Health Access Scheme (HAS), broken down by month, since its launch in January 2021?”
Answer
The Health Access Scheme was launched on 11 December 2020. Under the scheme members of Income Support households and people in receipt of Pension Plus benefit receive General Practice services at reduced cost. A surgery consultation with a GP will cost scheme members £12 and £9 to see a nurse. Children of these households have surgery consultations free of charge.
The £12 GP consultation fee includes other common services such as
• blood test
• urine test
• pregnancy test
• referral letter
• ECG
• swabs
• spirometry (lung test)
Therefore, if a patient is asked to make a second appointment for any of these tests, they will not be charged a second fee.
The table below shows the number of consultations recorded with a general practitioner. It excludes consultations with a nurse or any other allied health care professional and excludes visits where a service (as listed above) was provided as part of the cost of the initial consultation.
|
Years |
Consultation Date |
Home |
Remote |
Surgery |
Grand Total |
|
2020 |
Dec |
156 |
638 |
945 |
1739 |
|
2021 |
Jan |
342 |
985 |
1922 |
3249 |
|
Feb |
271 |
716 |
2175 |
3162 |
|
|
Mar |
339 |
970 |
3227 |
4536 |
|
|
Apr |
260 |
702 |
2727 |
3689 |
|
|
May |
266 |
608 |
2805 |
3679 |
|
|
Jun |
278 |
670 |
3220 |
4168 |
|
|
Jul |
295 |
962 |
2813 |
4070 |
|
|
Aug |
286 |
999 |
2696 |
3981 |
|
|
Sep |
270 |
624 |
2895 |
3789 |
|
|
Oct |
307 |
684 |
3184 |
4175 |
|
|
Nov |
274 |
882 |
3227 |
4383 |
|
|
Dec |
255 |
861 |
2571 |
3687 |
|
2022 |
Jan |
270 |
963 |
2597 |
3830 |
|
Feb |
259 |
800 |
2538 |
3597 |
|
|
Mar |
298 |
999 |
3187 |
4484 |
|
|
Apr |
236 |
679 |
2485 |
3400 |
|
|
May |
231 |
648 |
2810 |
3689 |
|
|
Jun |
177 |
660 |
2616 |
3453 |
|
|
Jul |
174 |
860 |
2181 |
3215 |
|
|
Aug |
173 |
652 |
2447 |
3272 |
|
|
Sep |
190 |
802 |
2470 |
3462 |
|
|
Oct |
182 |
809 |
2712 |
3703 |