Table 1 Age standardised data for consultations, diagnoses, prescriptions, and referrals for headache for 253 GPRD practices from 1992 to 2000.
| Measure | Definition | Age standardised rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Women | Men | ||
| Consultations | Rate of consultations for headache/100 registered patients/year | 4.44 | 6.39 | 2.49 |
| Registered patients diagnosed with headache during one year | Per cent of registered patients diagnosed with headache during one year | 3.21 | 4.56 | 1.87 |
| Prescriptions for migraine (BNF 4.7.4) | Rate of prescriptions for antimigraine drugs (BNF 4.7.4)12 for each 100 headache consultations | 33.88 | 36.71 | 26.63 |
| Neurology referrals for headache | Rate of neurology referrals/100 patients consulting with headache* | 2.13 | 1.92 | 2.65 |
Data are for patients aged 15 years or older.
*Referral data were based on 77 practices that used Vision computer software.
BNF, British national formulary, 2000; GPRD, General Practice Research Database.