Table 1.

Rate and direction of initial referrals according to strategic health authority

		Of which % referred to:
Strategic health authority	% of total referred	ENT	Audiology	Psychiatry	Psychology	Other GP
East Midlands	38	87	11	<1	<1	0
East of England	43	93	5	<1	<1	<1
London	29	85	4	<1	2	8
North East	40	90	9	<1	<1	0
North West	43	82	12	2	<1	4
South Central	36	69	22	0	0	9
South East	35	82	13	0	<1	5
South West	34	78	17	<1	<1	4
West Midlands	31	68	20	<1	<1	11
Yorkshire & Humber	36	85	8	0	0	7
Overall mean	37	82	12	<1	<1	5

ENT, ear, nose and throat; GP, general practitioner.