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Progress of HEAT targets
27/07/2010
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published statistics that measure progress against HEAT target E7: Electronic Management of Referrals. Further information on these statistics is included below:
HEAT target (E7) Electronic Management of Referrals
These statistics show the percentage of GP referrals that are sent electronically to secondary care through the SCI Gateway, as well as the percentage of referrals from GPs to consultant led secondary care that are managed electronically.
- The proportion of all referrals received through SCI Gateway by NHS Boards in Scotland increased by over 12 percentage points from 82.7 per cent in April 2009 to 94.9 per cent in May 2010.
- The percentage of referrals that were managed electronically was 54.9 per cent in May 2010, increasing from 8.7 per cent in April 2009.
The 2008/09 NHSScotland Chief Executive's Annual Report, which provided progress against all 2008/09 HEAT targets, was published in December 2009.
Progress against HEAT targets are routinely published by Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland, Scottish Government and Special Health Boards.
NHS performance reporting is now included within Scotland Performs.
Official statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.