Variable | Median | IQR |
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Outcomes | ||
Standardised self-referred discharged ED attendance per 1000 practice population | 92.0 | 61.8–127.2 |
Combined standardised self-referred discharged ED and standardised self-referred WiC and MIU attendance per 1000 practice population | 123.1 | 88.3–166.2 |
GP composition of practice | ||
% GP staff younger than 40* | 30.0 | 0.0–50.0 |
% Female GP staff in practice* | 50.0 | 33.3–60.0 |
% GP staff qualified in UK* | 80.0 | 50.0–100.0 |
Realised access | ||
% registered patients satisfied with phone access | 80.5 | 68.4–89.0 |
% registered patients satisfied with opening hours | 80.6 | 75.0–85.5 |
% registered patients able to make an appointment | 87.4 | 82.1–91.7 |
% of patients unable to speak GP/nurse within two workdays when wanted | 10.1 | 4.2–16.6 |
Continuity of care | ||
% registered patients having a preferred GP | 55.4 | 47.4–62.9 |
% could speak preferred GP always or a lot of the time | 64.6 | 52.0–76.2 |
Socio-demographic characteristics of practice population | ||
% registered patients unemployed | 5.0 | 2.5–8.9 |
% registered patients UK white (ethnicity) | 89.5 | 68.8–95.4 |
Life expectancy at birth for men | 78.1 | 76.2–79.7 |
MIU and WiC attendance | ||
Standardised self-referred MIU attendance per 1000 practice population | 4.1 | 1.9–25.7 |
Standardised self-referred WiC attendance per 1000 practice population | 0.2 | 0–0.7 |
Potential access | ||
Difference in travel time to hospital—GP (extra minutes to go to hospital) | 14.3 | 8.1–25.2 |
FTE GP per 1000 practice population | 0.5 | 0.4–0.6 |
Variable | N | Percentage |
Practices in urban conurbation | 3356 | 44.9 |
Practices in town/city | 3022 | 40.5 |
Practices in rural area | 1084 | 14.5 |
*These variables refer to percentages of staff within each practice. For example, if three-quarters of the staff in a particular practice were qualified in the UK, the percentage would be 75.
FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; MIU, minor injuries unit; WiC, walk-in centre.