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Table 1 The four values of the LOCATE code used for telephone consultations. Percentages are given of the total instances of all 4 codes

From: The coding of telephone consultations in UK primary care databases: are we picking up all the calls?

Code

Description

Percentage

U

Telephone call to a patient

60.7

J

Telephone call from a patient

39.3

g

Telephone consultation

< 0.01

f

Co-op telephone advice (out of hours)

< 0.01