Table 1.
Characteristics of general practices and their populations in England, 2014–2015 (n = 7478)
| Mean value | SD | 95% CIs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice list size | 7301 | 4376 | 2080 to 15 017 |
| List size per FTE GPa | 1794 | 684.8 | 963 to 3142 |
| Total FTE GPa | 4.22 | 2.74 | 1.00 to 9.06 |
| Proportion GP partners as a total of all GPs, %a | 71.3 | 27.3 | 23.8 to 100.0 |
| Proportion of GPs aged ≥60 years, %a | 14.8 | 26.69 | 0.00 to 100.0 |
| Total practice staff, FTEa | 11.5 | 7.4 | 3.3 to 24.5 |
| Proportion nurse, FTE, %a | 16.4 | 6.4 | 7.3 to 26.7 |
| Proportion of postgraduate GP training practices, %a | 25.2 | 43.4 | 0.0 to 100.0 |
| Proportion of dispensing practices, %a | 14.5 | 35.2 | 0.0 to 100.0 |
| Carr-Hill nursing and residential home patient indexa | 1.00 | 0.01 | 1.00 to 1.00 |
| Carr-Hill practice average longstanding illness indexa | 102.4 | 21.8 | 71.2 to 139.9 |
| IMD 2015 scorea | 23.7 | 11.8 | 8.2 to 46.2 |
| Black/black British, %a | 4.1 | 6.6 | 0.10 to 19.7 |
| Asian/Asian British, %a | 9.1 | 13.4 | 0.5 to 41.2 |
| Age 0–4 years, %a | 6.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 to 9.2 |
| Age 65–74 years, %a | 9.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 to 14.8 |
| Age ≥75 years, %a | 7.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 to 12.8 |
| Practice A&E attendance rate, per 1000 registered patients, per year | 324.9 | 114.8 | 187.1 to 527.0 |
| Practice emergency hospital admissions rate, per 1000 registered patients, per year | 88.8 | 25.8 | 54.3 to 129.7 |
| Practice ACSC hospital admission rate, per 1000 registered patients, per year | 15.6 | 5.8 | 8.1 to 25.4 |
| Practice outpatient attendance rate, per 1000 registered patients, per year | 64.9 | 16.4 | 43.9 to 91.9 |
| Total QOF points | 530.4 | 38.4 | 457.7 to 559.0 |
| Overall experience of GP surgery ‘very good’ (GPPS), % | 49.3 | 14.2 | 26.4 to 73.4 |
a
Predictor variables included in regression models. Also included in models, but not shown in table above, region (London, South of England, Midlands, North of England). A&E = accident and emergency. ACSC = ambulatory care sensitive conditions. FTE = full–time equivalent. GPPS = General Practice Patient Survey. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework. SD = standard deviation.