NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Birmingham Research Unit: Weekly Returns Service Annual Report 2007 Provider Royal College of General Practitioners Geography United Kingdom (GBR) England, Wales Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/1998 - 12/2007 Series or system United Kingdom - England and Wales Weekly Returns Service Data type Administrative data: Epi surveillanceOutpatientPrimary care Summary The Weekly Returns Service (WRS) of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is a sentinel network of general practitioners (GPs) reporting patient morbidity and encounter data. In 2007, 102 practices participated, with 71 of these delivering data for 50 weeks or more. This annual report includes data on disease incidence gleaned from patient visits. The report describes the representativeness of the WRS, and gives the underlying population numbers by regions, sex, and age groups. Extensive appendices summarize annual incidence rates by sex and age group, at the ICD-9 chapter level, and for a select group of more specific causes. For each group of causes, data are also given on number of episodes and consultations. Keywords Causes of morbidity, Endocrine disorders, Health care services, Health care use, ICD-9, Incidence, Outpatient facilities, Patient counts, Population, Prevalence, Scabies Citation Contributors Royal College of General Practitioners Funders Department of Health (United Kingdom) Publisher Royal College of General Practitioners Suggested citation Royal College of General Practitioners. United Kingdom - England and Wales Weekly Returns Service Annual Report 2007. London, United Kingdom: Royal College of General Practitioners. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021