Note: Values denote the total number of advice and guidance requests in England.
Source: NHS England, ‘National advice and guidance data and case reports’, December 2022, https://digital.nhs.uk/services/e-referral-service/document-library/advice-and-guidance-toolkit/national-advice-and-guidance-data-and-case-reports and Institute for Government Performance Tracker 2022, General Practice, https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/performance-tracker/performance-tracker-2022
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