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. 2017 May 30;19(4):499–519. doi: 10.1007/s10198-017-0898-2

Table 8.

PCTs distribution of GP workforce to meet QoC targets

PCT Mean QoC GPs (per 1000 patients) Total number of GPs Total number of registered patients ΔGPs required to achieve 70% targeta ΔGPs required to achieve 90% targeta
1 0.538 0.480 119 248,158 197.90 442.12
2 0.691 0.606 110 181,641 7.72 186.48
3 0.600 0.526 169 321,435 158.17 474.50
4 0.670 0.422 111 262,986 38.82 297.63
5 0.591 0.555 207 372,760 200.10 566.94
6 0.704 0.529 141 266,460 −5.35 256.88
7 0.602 0.540 153 283,473 136.64 415.61
8 0.604 0.408 72 176,377 83.17 256.75
9 0.639 0.593 160 269,845 81.14 346.70
10 0.646 0.595 137 230,348 60.82 287.51
11 0.591 0.530 170 320,594 172.09 487.60
12 0.592 0.514 144 280,198 149.53 425.28
13 0.519 0.475 77 162,197 144.84 304.46
14 0.582 0.675 120 177,699 103.10 277.98
15 0.714 0.586 141 240,554 −16.91 219.83
16 0.634 0.569 156 274,063 88.81 358.52
17 0.572 0.558 117 209,784 131.65 338.11
18 0.759 0.592 55 92,890 −26.93 64.48
19 0.611 0.602 114 189,375 82.83 269.20
20 0.661 0.579 95 164,027 31.84 193.26
21 0.635 0.501 158 315,374 100.41 410.78
22 0.676 0.542 59 108,814 12.75 119.83
23 0.711 0.713 188 263,789 −14.72 244.88
24 0.647 0.585 137 234,372 61.05 291.71
25 0.794 0.537 158 294,130 −135.78 153.68
26 0.582 0.511 104 203,695 118.45 318.92
27 0.745 0.566 109 192,507 −43.06 146.39
28 0.679 0.482 98 203,339 20.77 220.88
29 0.617 0.502 96 191,059 78.01 266.04
30 0.622 0.563 143 253,938 97.60 347.51
31 0.598 0.548 170 310,477 156.29 461.83
32 0.655 0.542 82 151,159 33.34 182.10
33 0.620 0.523 149 284,628 112.65 392.76
34 0.594 0.461 169 366,640 191.13 551.95
35 0.578 0.434 112 257,835 154.38 408.13
36 0.672 0.578 116 200,603 27.76 225.18
37 0.644 0.505 78 154,493 42.23 194.27
38 0.631 0.450 105 233,546 79.56 309.40
39 0.655 0.497 102 205,280 45.28 247.30
40 0.663 0.678 70 103,249 19.05 120.66
41 0.606 0.543 130 239,218 110.20 345.62
42 0.629 0.592 113 190,944 66.83 254.75
43 0.596 0.608 123 202,448 103.86 303.09
44 0.546 0.508 176 346,204 261.68 602.39
45 0.571 0.544 125 229,703 145.32 371.38
46 0.614 0.662 156 235,513 100.08 331.86
47 0.635 0.636 140 220,021 70.79 287.32
48 0.608 0.580 211 363,647 164.03 521.90
49 0.662 0.598 122 203,990 38.24 238.99
50 0.488 0.598 93 155,440 162.45 315.43
51 0.668 0.582 166 285,196 44.84 325.51
52 0.824 0.593 90 151,670 −92.19 57.07
53 0.500 0.566 142 251,069 247.08 494.17
54 0.555 0.464 128 276,098 197.51 469.22
55 1.000 0.579 106 183,005 −270.15 −90.05
56 0.604 0.576 141 244,963 115.99 357.06
57 0.722 0.599 212 353,784 −38.69 309.48
58 0.565 0.607 177 291,564 194.38 481.31
59 0.714 0.598 171 285,786 −20.09 261.16
60 0.518 0.605 197 325,864 292.06 612.75
61 0.652 0.546 128 234,557 55.20 286.03
62 0.737 0.565 164 290,282 −53.38 232.29
63 0.601 0.593 224 377,828 183.94 555.77
64 0.642 0.606 177 291,951 83.17 370.49
65 0.565 0.489 130 265,898 176.35 438.02
66 0.600 0.602 116 192,597 94.77 284.31
67 0.725 0.600 240 400,117 −48.96 344.80
68 0.658 0.522 105 200,982 41.21 239.00
69 0.608 0.552 191 345,922 156.87 497.30
70 0.569 0.538 90 167,149 107.90 272.40
71 0.534 0.457 118 258,188 211.27 465.35
72 0.585 0.502 157 312,779 177.14 484.95
73 0.672 0.568 442 778,374 107.72 873.74
74 0.683 0.539 220 408,538 34.32 436.37
75 0.715 0.591 204 345,169 −25.40 314.29
76 0.609 0.683 372 544,587 245.05 780.99
77 0.518 0.556 169 304,073 272.21 571.45
78 0.594 0.611 425 695,547 361.12 1045.62
79 0.689 0.535 151 282,017 15.71 293.25
80 0.665 0.538 349 648,411 112.78 750.90
81 0.581 0.545 381 699,007 408.41 1096.32
82 0.575 0.465 119 255,889 157.39 409.22
83 0.569 0.535 141 263,485 170.33 429.63
84 0.645 0.661 341 515,497 139.10 646.42
85 0.627 0.651 335 514,480 184.41 690.72
86 0.672 0.566 189 334,124 45.82 374.64
87 0.642 0.550 251 456,692 130.65 580.09
88 0.591 0.539 206 382,357 205.25 581.53
89 0.633 0.559 156 279,143 91.80 366.51
90 0.731 0.639 214 334,655 −51.27 278.08
91 0.703 0.630 299 474,435 −8.14 458.76
92 0.728 0.514 163 316,851 −44.16 267.66
93 0.681 0.635 163 256,697 24.19 276.81
94 0.611 0.592 273 461,315 202.67 656.67
95 0.576 0.560 122 217,730 132.56 346.83
96 0.706 0.511 115 225,209 −6.52 215.12
97 0.648 0.546 281 514,934 131.76 638.52
98 0.616 0.643 503 781,790 323.63 1093.01
99 0.609 0.610 189 309,641 139.11 443.84
100 0.569 0.547 155 283,286 182.28 461.07
101 0.560 0.619 325 524,846 362.05 878.57
102 0.531 0.572 199 348,056 288.64 631.17
103 0.728 0.604 250 414,061 −56.66 350.83
104 0.639 0.545 311 570,717 171.62 733.27
105 0.571 0.596 340 570,343 360.83 922.12
106 0.589 0.579 648 1119,201 610.09 1711.52
107 0.651 0.642 514 801,236 193.26 981.78
108 0.748 0.607 206 339,480 −79.76 254.33
109 0.672 0.583 103 176,659 24.11 197.96
110 0.589 0.528 360 682,310 371.18 1042.66
111 0.613 0.565 372 658,609 282.26 930.41
112 0.705 0.449 154 342,899 −7.67 329.79
113 0.617 0.528 357 676,316 276.14 941.72
114 0.673 0.577 176 305,151 40.43 340.73
115 0.684 0.533 173 324,708 25.23 344.78
116 0.745 0.521 223 427,784 −94.93 326.06
117 0.703 0.569 115 202,108 −2.69 196.21
118 0.682 0.534 141 264,231 23.64 283.68
119 0.624 0.552 332 601,251 224.95 816.65
120 0.614 0.623 352 565,182 238.20 794.41
121 0.582 0.589 313 531,164 309.48 832.21
122 0.573 0.558 91 163,070 101.64 262.12
123 0.638 0.660 386 585,077 178.11 753.90
124 0.642 0.677 495 731,525 208.40 928.31
125 0.576 0.594 132 222,042 135.39 353.90
126 0.563 0.603 359 595,114 402.65 988.31
127 0.683 0.594 163 274,187 23.35 293.19
128 0.570 0.558 173 309,921 197.69 502.69
129 0.646 0.583 214 366,931 96.80 457.90
130 0.616 0.551 221 401,313 166.34 561.28
131 0.543 0.549 406 739,083 572.59 1299.94
132 0.617 0.562 711 1,265,468 514.03 1759.41
133 0.731 0.605 313 517,634 −79.19 430.22
134 0.710 0.574 376 655,623 −32.26 612.95
135 0.705 0.535 259 483,819 −12.39 463.75
136 0.588 0.498 201 403,390 222.43 619.42
137 0.593 0.607 362 596,632 313.30 900.46
138 0.731 0.589 264 448,485 −67.90 373.46
139 0.545 0.681 304 446,158 341.16 780.23
140 0.668 0.740 378 510,936 81.13 583.95
141 0.687 0.711 281 394,974 25.57 414.28
142 0.709 0.620 216 348,161 −15.80 326.84
143 0.655 0.731 391 535,079 117.77 644.35
144 0.672 0.810 600 740,899 100.41 829.55
145 0.656 0.622 85 136,552 29.74 164.12
146 0.718 0.563 78 138,436 −12.02 124.22
147 0.656 0.909 290 319,067 69.78 383.78
148 0.500 0.407 91 223,474 219.93 439.85
149 0.792 0.699 101 144,533 −65.75 76.49
150 0.602 0.614 129 210,008 100.99 307.66
152 0.664 0.597 149 249,644 44.57 290.25
Total estimated ΔGPs required to achieve QoC target 17,278 69,551

PCT Primary Care Trusts, QoC  quality of care, GP general practitioners

aBased on estimated marginal effect (ME) of GP per 1000 patients on QoC of 0.203 and applying the following formulae = (Target QoC − QoC)/ME)*Registered patients/1000