How many patients does the NHS see a day?

Short answer = alot.

The NHS is pretty busy. So. How many patients does the NHS see a day? And show me the data .. [“OK OK, we will”. CKDEx Ed] .. here goes ..

  • More than 1.6 million people go to a pharmacist

i.e. about 1 in 4 of population go t0 a pharmacist every day

[” .. is that enough for you?” Ed]
[“Yes, anyone else?”]

  • More than 1 million people attend a GP appointment
  • More than 250,000 people attend a hospital outpatient appointment
  • Nearly 45,000 people attend A&E majors (and about 25 per cent of those patients are admitted into hospital; 75% go home)
  • More than 30,000 people call an ambulance via 999
  • About 12,000 emergency admissions occur
  • About 10,000 operations are done (in England)
  • About 1800 babies are born
  • Around 750 patients go to intensive care.

Summary

We have described how many patients does the NHS see a day. Alot.