Table 1.

Characteristics of recruited practices

Recruited practices	Location	Uptake % (2013)	Pop 50–75	Mean SIMD decile (50–75 year olds)*	Average monthly non-responders	Practice list size	Signed up to QOF	Start date	End date
Practice A	Edinburgh	<45%	1413	2.6	41	6888	No	04/03/15	05/07/15
Practice B	Edinburgh	45%–50%	2654	3.6	61	10 440	Yes	14/04/15	15/08/15
Practice C	East Lothian	50%–55%	2515	4.5	56	8693	Yes	22/04/15	03/09/15
Practice D	Edinburgh	50%–55%	1241	6.2	29	5326	Yes	20/04/15	24/08/15
Practice E	Midlothian	55%–60%	1668	5.5	30	5201	Yes	05/03/15	08/07/15

*The SIMD is a measure of multiple deprivation which combines different domains related to employment, income, health, education, skills and training, geographic access to services, crime and housing.²³ The lower the decile number, the higher the deprivation levels.

Pop, population; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.