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. 2008 Oct 1;58(555):720–726. doi: 10.3399/bjgp08X342372

Table 3.

PCT-level GP list sizes and ‘QOF cases per GP’ by deprivation quintile.

PCTs by Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 quintile

20% most deprived PCTs (n = 60) 2nd deprivation quintile (n = 60) 3rd deprivation quintile (n = 61) 4th deprivation quintile (n = 60) 20% least deprived PCTs (n = 60) Most deprived as %of least deprived
Mean GP list size
 2006–2007 actual population, n 1715 1751 1745 1721 1730 99%
 2006–2007 unified ‘weighted’ population, n (% relative to actual population) 2021 (117.8) 1843 (105.3) 1702 (97.5) 1593 (92.6) 1471 (85.0) 137%

2005–2006 prevalence rates per GP
 Coronary heart disease 66.9 70.2 68.7 62.9 56.3 118.8%
 Left ventricular disease 8.4 8.5 8.6 7.7 6.6 126.8%
 Stroke and TIA 27.1 29.0 30.6 29.2 27.0 100.3%
 Hypertension 207.2 223.8 225.4 220.8 211.1 98.1%
 Diabetes 69.0 70.3 65.6 61.6 54.8 126.0%
 COPD 31.1 27.8 25.2 22.0 18.9 164.5%
 Epilepsy 11.9 11.7 11.3 10.6 9.8 120.7%
 Hypothyroidism 38.2 43.5 45.3 45.3 44.4 85.9%
 Cancer 11.4 12.6 13.7 14.0 14.2 80.2%
 Mental health illness 12.5 12.0 10.4 10.0 9.0 138.7%
 Asthma 104.3 108.9 107.3 105.1 104.8 99.5%

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PCT = primary care trust. QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.