Table I.
Association of practice characteristics with survey response, n (%). QOF, Quality Outcomes Framework. Higher decile indicates higher level of achievement.
| PROG-RES (Overall response rate: 31%) | SCIP (Overall response rate: 41%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QOF score decile (range PROG-RES; Range SCIP) | Responders | Non-responders | Responders | Non-responders |
| 1 (248–932; 462–934) | 54 (22) | 197 (78) | 76 (41) | 109 (59) |
| 2 (933–964; 935–959) | 78 (30) | 179 (70) | 79 (43) | 105 (57) |
| 3 (965–978; 960–973) | 78 (30) | 183 (70) | 70 (38) | 115 (62) |
| 4 (979–985; 974–981) | 73 (27) | 201 (73) | 71 (39) | 113 (61) |
| 5 (986–989; 982–987) | 70 (33) | 144 (67) | 84 (45) | 102 (55) |
| 6 (990–992; 988–991) | 77 (32) | 166 (68) | 92 (50) | 91 (50) |
| 7 (993–995; 992–994) | 103 (35) | 194 (65) | 82 (44) | 103 (56) |
| 8 (996–997; 995–996) | 75 (29) | 182 (71) | 71 (39) | 113 (61) |
| 9 (998–999; 997–998) | 80 (38) | 131 (62) | 74 (40) | 111 (60) |
| 10 (1000–1000; 999–1000) | 86 (37) | 149 (63) | 69 (38) | 115 (63) |
| Number of partners | ||||
| ≤a | 144 (24) | 449 (76) | 90 (42) | 123 (58) |
| 2 | 114 (23) | 375 (77) | 93 (43) | 124 (57) |
| 3 | 121 (34) | 238 (66) | 109 (39) | 168 (61) |
| 4 | 117 (34) | 224 (66) | 122 (41) | 173 (59) |
| 5 | 102 (36) | 185 (64) | 129 (41) | 188 (59) |
| 6+ | 176 (41) | 255 (59) | 279 (41) | 402 (59) |
| Practice list size (Mean SD) | 7190 (4286) | 6329 (3786) | 8565 (4551) | 8714 (4530) |
Null hypothesis for all tests: no association with response.
PROG-RES, QOF χ2 = 23.99, P = 0.004; number of partners χ2 = 51.28, P < 0.001; region χ2 = 19.21, P = 0.014; list size t = —5.04, P < 0.001. Sickness certification, QOF χ2 = 11.28, P = 0.257; number of partners χ2 = 0.78, P = 0.978; region χ2 = 6.97, P = 0.540; list size t = 0.71, P = 0.476.
a
One practice was recorded in the Binley’s database as having no partners.