Table 2.
Practice characteristics for referrals, attenders and completers, n (%)
| GGC referring practices N=262 |
Referrals N=9677 |
Attenders N=3250 |
Completers N=2252 |
|
| Training practice | ||||
| No | 158 (60.3) | 4920 (50.8) | 1664 (51.1) | 1123 (54.8) |
| Yes | 80 (30.5) | 4013 (41.4) | 1310 (40.3) | 926 (45.2) |
| Missing | 24 (9.2) | 752 (7.8) | 280 (8.6) | 203 (9.0) |
| List size | ||||
| <4000 | 110 (42.0) | 2249 (23.2) | 641 (19.7) | 465 (20.6) |
| 4000–8000 | 113 (43.1) | 4633 (47.8) | 1655 (50.9) | 1130 (50.2) |
| 8000+ | 39 (14.9) | 2795 (28.9) | 954 (29.3) | 657 (29.2) |
| Distance from WMS | ||||
| Within 1 mile | 130 (49.6) | 5486 (56.6) | 1784 (54.8) | 1214 (53.9) |
| Between 1 and 2 miles | 88 (33.6) | 2738 (28.3) | 919 (28.2) | 654 (29.0) |
| 2 miles or more | 44 (16.8) | 1453 (15.0) | 547 (16.8) | 384 (17.1) |
| QOF points | ||||
| <95 | 7 (2.7) | 231 (2.4) | 72 (2.2) | 52 (2.3) |
| 95–98 | 38 (14.5) | 820 (8.5) | 280 (8.6) | 186 (8.3) |
| 99 | 44 (16.8) | 1597 (16.5) | 533 (16.4) | 373 (16.6) |
| 100 | 110 (42.0) | 4812 (49.7) | 1611 (49.5) | 1111 (49.3) |
| Missing | 63 (24.0) | 2225 (23.0) | 758 (23.3) | 530 (23.5) |
| Deprivation status (% of practice population defined as most deprived) | ||||
| <15 | 67 (25.6) | 2068 (21.4) | 795 (24.4) | 581 (25.8) |
| 15–40 | 100 (38.2) | 4171 (43.1) | 1506 (46.3) | 1034 (45.9) |
| >40 | 95 (36.2) | 3438 (35.5) | 949 (29.2) | 637 (28.3) |
| Referral rate per 1000 practice population | ||||
| 10+ | 75 (28.6) | 4178 (43.1) | 1328 (40.8) | 938 (41.7) |
| 5–10 | 104 (39.7) | 4553 (47.0) | 1550 (47.6) | 1062 (47.2) |
| <5 | 83 (31.7) | 946 (9.8) | 372 (11.4) | 252 (11.2) |
GGC, Greater Glasgow and Clyde; QOF, Quality and Outcome Framework; WMS, weight management service.