In the United Kingdom, on December 8, 2019 the number of prescriptions prescribed from face-to-face consultation with a GP was 0.31, while prescriptions made via remote appointment was 0.21 per appointment. However, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the number of new prescriptions made via every remote GP consultation increased to 0.31, while new prescriptions administered via face-to-face per GP consultation fell to 0.15.
Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment
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QualityWatch. (December 16, 2020). Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/
QualityWatch. "Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/
QualityWatch. (2020). Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/
QualityWatch. "Total Number of New Prescriptions Made per Gp Appointment in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2019 to 2020, by Type of Appointment." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/
QualityWatch, Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Total number of new prescriptions made per GP appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2020, by type of appointment [Graph], QualityWatch, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201090/new-prescriptions-made-in-the-uk-by-type/