Table 2.
Comparison of GP trainers and non-trainers according to their patients’ characteristics (year 2011)
| GP trainers | Non-trainer GPs | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 623) | (n = 4369) | ||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Age | |||||
| By single patientsa (yrs.) | <10−4 | ||||
| < 16 | 262989 | (24.4) | 1644622 | (23.1) | |
| 16–59 | 582955 | (54.1) | 3958953 | (55.6) | |
| 60–69 | 101271 | (9.4) | 679921 | (9.5) | |
| ≥ 70 | 130194 | (12.1) | 837779 | (11.8) | |
| By visitsb (yrs.) | <10−4 | ||||
| < 2 | 136014 | (4.7) | 767483 | (4.1) | |
| 2–6 | 149097 | (5.2) | 924461 | (4.9) | |
| > 6 | 2598105 | (90.1) | 17213737 | (91.0) | |
| Medical fee exemption status | |||||
| For long-term conditionsa | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 246005 | (22.8) | 1646616 | (23.1) | |
| No | 831404 | (77.2) | 5474659 | (76.9) | |
| For low incomea | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 63512 | (5.9) | 481078 | (6.8) | |
| No | 1013897 | (94.1) | 6640197 | (93.2) | |
aData are presented as numbers of single patients consulted during the year (n = 1077409 for GP trainers and n = 7121275 for non-trainers)
bData are presented as numbers of visits during the year (n = 2883216 for GP trainers and n = 18905681 for non-trainers). These include repeated visits for a single patient