Table 3.
Practice characteristics
| Median | IQR | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HES episodes associated with ADRs (total count 2010–2012) | 19 | 7–38 | |
| Patient population characteristics | |||
| Patient age (% >65 years) | 16.0 | 11.8–19.5 | |
| Patient sex (% female) | 50.3 | 49.0–51.2 | |
| Patient ethnicity (% white) | 92.8 | 76.5–97.2 | |
| Patient morbidity score (registrations/1000 patients) | 500.4 | 424.8–568.8 | |
| IMD | 21.7 | 13.7–32.0 | |
| Practice characteristics | |||
| Practice list size (1000s) | 6.2 | 3.7–9.4 | |
| GP supply (FTE/1000 patients) | 6.0 | 4.9–7.5 | |
| Handedness of practice (% single-handed) | 10.2 | ||
| GPs >50 years (%) | 40.0 | 22.2–60.0 | |
| Female GPs (%) | 50.0 | 33.3–60.0 | |
| GPs with non-UK qualifications (%) | 20.0 | 0.0–50.0 | |
| QOF indicator achievement | |||
| Total QOF points (%) | 98.6 | 96.8–99.4 | |
| PE07 (%) | 84.4 | 76.8–91.1 | |
| PE08 (%) | 77.8 | 66.5–87.5 | |
| CHD06 (%) | 90.6 | 87.7–93.3 | |
| CHD08 (%) | 80.2 | 75.9–84.5 | |
| STROKE06 (%) | 89.2 | 85.5–92.3 | |
| STROKE08 (%) | 77.8 | 72.4–82.5 | |
| DM17 (%) | 81.9 | 77.8–85.6 | |
| DM26 (%) | 70.2 | 65.0–75.1 | |
| DM30 (%) | 90.4 | 87.4–93.2 | |
| BP05 (%) | 80.3 | 76.2–84.0 | |
| MED12 (% of practices achieving target) | 96.8 | ||
| RECORD09 (% of practices achieving target) | 93.5 | ||
Median and IQR for continuous variables, and percentage of practices single-handed, and achieving QOF indicators MED12 and RECORD09, are displayed.
ADR, adverse drug reaction; FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.