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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Sore throat test and treat - number of consultations and tests
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WalesBetsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board10,2808,356
Powys Teaching Local Health Board959800
Hywel Dda Local Health Board5,1954,200
Swansea Bay University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.5,8764,987
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.8,3436,224
Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board3,5612,657
Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board3,7232,777

Metadata

Title

Sore throat test and treat - number of consultations and tests

Last update

29 November 2024 29 November 2024

Next update

November 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Prescribing Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Local health boards

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

In 2023-24, a new service called sore throat test and treat (STTT) was introduced for patients who had a common ailments consultation for sore throat and tonsilitis. The STTT service enables pharmacists to employ point of care tests as part of the assessment to support clinical decision making and the supply of appropriate treatment. The use of point of care tests can help identify whether a streptococcus bacterial infection is the cause of the symptoms and prevent the unnecessary use of antibiotics.
The data shows the number of consultations in the financial year based on claims made by pharmacies.
Data is based on claims, therefore the same person may be counted multiple times if they had multiple consultations/tests.


Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2023-24 onwards

Rounding applied

none

Revisions information

none

Statistical quality

See quality report under 'Background Information' at the weblink

Keywords

Community pharmacies pharmacy sore throat test treat point of contact