NHSScotland: Number Of In-Patients and Day Cases Removed from Waiting List, and Recorded Under Reason for Removal Codes: Quarter Ending 31 March 2008P Removal Reason Removal Reason Description Quarter Ending 31 March 2008P Code 20 Referred back to GP – Social unavailability1 341 Code 21 Referred back to GP – Medical unavailability1 179 Code 37 Referred back to GP – Could not attend2 120 Code 38 Referred back to GP – Did not attend 1,338 Code 40 Referred back to GP – Refused ‘reasonable offer’ 205 Code 41 Referred back to GP – No response to offer 55 Code 42 Referred back to GP – Inappropriate referral 214 PProvisional: It is known that the accuracy of recording of these codes has varied by NHS board and these figures should be used with caution.