Table 2.

Characteristics of included practices (N=316)

	Mean/n	SD/%
List size	9649.7	4648.4
Training practice
Yes	126	39.9
Unknown	2	0.6
Rurality
Not rural (urban >10 000—less sparse)	267	84.5
Rural (hamlet/village/town and fringe)	49	15.5
GP consultation rate (per 10 000 person-years)	37 441.0	13 043.6
Nurse consultation rate (per 10 000 person-years)	13 217.3	7580.5
No of FTE GPs
≤2	44	13.9
>2 and ≤4	74	23.4
>4 and ≤6	101	32.0
>6 and ≤8	55	17.4
>8 and ≤19	40	12.7
Unknown	2	0.6
No of FTE nurses
≤2	188	59.5
>2 and ≤4	65	20.6
>4 and ≤6	20	6.3
>6 and ≤8	6	1.9
>8 and ≤19	4	1.1
Unknown	33	10.4
QOF performance
First quintile (poorest performance)	50	15.8
Second quintile	49	15.5
Third quintile	59	18.7
Fourth quintile	82	26.0
Fifth quintile (best performance)	73	23.1
Unknown	3	1.0

FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; QOF, quality and outcomes framework.