Ability to Make GP Appointments in Advance

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scottish Care Experience Survey Programme
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

If you ask to make an appointment with a doctor 3 or more working days in advance, does your General Practice allow you to? The response options to Question 4 are: (1) Yes, (2) No, (3) Don't know.

Numerator

The total number of responses for each category.

Denominator

The total number of responses to the survey question.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Levels of reporting available: Scotland, NHS board, Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), General Practice cluster, General Practice.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Health and Care Experience Survey (online and postal)

Frequency of Data Collection
Every 2 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Frequency
Every 2 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Morales et al. Estimated impact from the withdrawal of primary care financial incentives on selected indicators of quality of care in Scotland: controlled interrupted time series analysis

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025