NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Birmingham Research Unit: Weekly Returns Service Annual Prevalence Report 2004 Provider Royal College of General Practitioners Geography United Kingdom (GBR) England, Wales Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/2001 - 12/2004 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. The WRS Annual Prevalence Reports, which have not been published for years past 2007, complement the WRS Annual Reports, which focus on disease incidence. Prevalence rates are presented at the ICD-9 chapter level, and at 3-digit ICD-9 level. Data are presented firstly as age-standardized person prevalance rates, and then by sex and wide age groups. Keywords Causes of morbidity, Encephalitis, Health care services, Health care use, ICD-9, Outpatient facilities, Patient counts, Population, Prevalence 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 Prevalence Report 2004. London, United Kingdom: Royal College of General Practitioners. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021