Table 5.
GP list sizes and ‘QOF cases per GP’: interaction of demography and deprivation.
| Practices by deprivation (IMD 2004) and demography (% patients ≥65 years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest and most deprived (n=173) | Oldest and least deprived (n=422) | Youngest and most deprived (n=558) | Youngest and least deprived (n=169) | Oldest most deprived as % of youngest least deprived | |
| Patients per GP | 1783 | 1684 | 2003 | 1935 | 92% |
| 2006–07 practice-level QOF | |||||
| prevalence rates per GP | |||||
| Coronary heart disease | 91.0 | 70.2 | 39.1 | 37.7 | 241% |
| Stroke and transient ischaemic attack | 39.3 | 35.4 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 227% |
| Hypertension | 283.6 | 250.9 | 163.2 | 164.5 | 172% |
| Diabetes | 76.2 | 61.6 | 68.7 | 49.7 | 153% |
| COPD | 37.2 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 15.7 | 237% |
| Hypothyroidism | 57.9 | 52.7 | 25.6 | 38.3 | 151% |
| Cancer | 20.8 | 21.3 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 167% |
| Mental health illness | 12.3 | 10.1 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 121% |
| Asthma | 105.5 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 107.2 | 98% |
| Dementia | 8.9 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 209% |
| Chronic kidney disease | 55.0 | 52.7 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 193% |
| Obesity | 149.5 | 109.9 | 133.5 | 124.5 | 120% |
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. PCT = primary care trust. QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework.