Table 2.
Health centre characteristics by jurisdiction (Number and % of total)
| Far West NSW | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health centre level | Number of health centres audited | 6 | 62 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 137 |
| Location | Urban | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 4 (50) | 3 (25) | 11 (8) |
| Regional | 3 (50) | 3 (5) | 6 (12) | 2 (25) | 4 (33) | 18 (13) | |
| Remote | 3 (50) | 58 (94) | 40 (82) | 2 (25) | 5 (42) | 108 (79) | |
| Governance | Community controlled | 6 (100) | 19 (31) | 1 (2) | 4 (50) | 7 (58) | 37 (27) |
| Government | 0 (0) | 43 (69) | 48 (98) | 4 (50) | 5 (42) | 100 (73) | |
| Length of Accreditationa | Never accredited | 4 (67) | 34 (55) | 5 (10) | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 45 (33) |
| Accredited for some of the time | 1 (17) | 6 (10) | 21 (43) | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 30 (22) | |
| Accredited for all of the time | 1 (17) | 13 (21) | 22 (45) | 4 (50) | 3 (25) | 43 (31) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 9 (15) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 9 (75) | 19 (14) | |
| Service population | = < 500 | 2 (33) | 35 (56) | 26 (53) | 3 (38) | 1 (8) | 67 (49) |
| 501-999 | 1 (17) | 11 (18) | 9 (18) | 3 (38) | 0 (0) | 24 (18) | |
| = > 1000 | 3 (50) | 16 (26) | 14 (29) | 2 (25) | 11 (92) | 46 (34) | |
| CQI experience | Baseline audit only | 0 (0) | 15 (24) | 7 (14) | 4 (50) | 2 (17) | 28 (20) |
| Completed 1–2 cycles | 0 (0) | 19 (31) | 19 (39) | 4 (50) | 7 (58) | 49 (36) | |
| Completed = > 3 cycles | 6 (100) | 28 (45) | 23 (47) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 60 (44) |
aaccreditation with Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL), Quality Improvement Council (QIC) or other, CQI continuous quality improvement, NSW New South Wales