Table 1.
Comparison of study practices with practices in the rest of England
| Characteristics | Pilot practices n=36 | Rest of England n=7705 | p Value* |
| Mean (SD) number of patients | 11 023 (3522) | 7321 (4418) | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) % of patients aged (years) | |||
| 0–4 | 6.2 (2.0) | 6.0 (1.7) | 0.430 |
| 5–14 | 10.6 (3.1) | 11.5 (2.6) | 0.029 |
| <18 | 20.3 (4.1) | 20.9 (4.2) | 0.385 |
| 65+ | 14.7 (6.2) | 16.9 (6.7) | 0.051 |
| 85+ | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.2) | 0.597 |
| % Male patients | 49.9 (1.8) | 50.1 (2.4) | 0.604 |
| Mean (SD) IMD score (2015)† | 22.1 (13.4) | 23.7 (11.8) | 0.422 |
| Mean (SD) IDACI‡ | 20.1 (9.6) | 18.8 (11.2) | 0.446 |
| Mean (SD) IDAOPI§ | 18.4 (9.1) | 20.5 (10.3) | 0.200 |
| % Patients in paid work/full-time education | 66.5 (10.4) | 60.8 (8.7) | <0.001 |
| % Patients unemployed | 4.8 (4.0) | 6.2 (5.1) | 0.134 |
| % Patients who would recommend practice (definitely/probably) | 79.9 (8.1) | 77.1 (12.7) | 0.188 |
| % Patients satisfied with phone access (very/fairly) | 72.0 (15.6) | 76.6 (17.4) | 0.109 |
| % Patients satisfied with opening hours (very/fairly) | 77.0 (5.9) | 75.7 (9.3) | 0.385 |
| % Patients saw/spoke to nurse/GP same/next day | 43.4 (10.1) | 48.8 (14.9) | 0.031 |
| % Patients reporting good overall experience of making an appointment (very/fairly) | 71.9 (9.5) | 75.1 (13.5) | 0.152 |
| % Patients who know how to make out of hours GP appointment | 55.8 (9.7) | 56.3 (10.9) | 0.753 |
| % Patients with long standing health condition | 50.6 (8.2) | 54.0 (8.0) | 0.011 |
| % Patients with caring responsibilities | 15.7 (4.7) | 18.1 (5.1) | 0.006 |
| Mean (SD) QoF points | 96.9 (6.9) | 94.8 (6.9) | 0.074 |
| Mean (SD) Life expectancy (years) | 84.0 (1.5) | 82.9 (1.9) | 0.002 |
| Mean (SD) GP FTE | 5.7 (1.8) | 4.6 (3.2) | 0.026 |
| Mean (SD) Nurse FTE | 3.4 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) Admin FTE | 11.2 (3.6) | 8.1 (5.0) | <0.001 |
*χ2 for categorical variables; t-test for continuous variables.
†The higher the score, the higher the level of deprivation.
‡The higher the score, the higher the level of deprivation.
§The higher the score, the higher the level of deprivation.
FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; IDACI, Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index; IDAOPI, Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; QoF, quality and outcomes framework.