Table 1.
Characteristics of the practice cohort, stratified by homeopathy prescribing status.
| Prescribing status within last six
months |
||
|---|---|---|
| No homeopathy (IQR) | ≥1 homeopathy prescription (IQR) | |
| Total practices (%) | 6974 (91.5) | 644 (8.5) |
| Median composite measure score (lower is better) | 45.8% (40.0–51.1) | 48.2% (43.0–54.0) |
| Median measure savings compared to first decile practice | £6.1k (3.2k–10.6k) | £9.1k (5.2k–14.1k) |
| Median low value prescribing score (lower is better) | 34.7% (26.0–44.7) | 40.7% (31.4–50.0) |
| Median total price per unit savings | £43k (25k–70k) | £59k (36.8k–88.6k) |
| Median prescribing volume within previous six months | 59.5k (35.6k–94.3k) | 77.3k (52.4–110.3) |
| Median quality outcomes framework score (max possible score 559) | 546 (528–555) | 546 (529–555) |
| Median % of patients recommending practices | 79.3 (70.1–86.9) | 79.8 (70.2–86.4) |
| Median Index of Multiple Deprivation score | 21.9 (14.1–31.8) | 21.3 (13.3–31.3) |
| Median % of patients with long term health conditions | 53.5 (48.3–58.5) | 52.9 (48.3–58.1) |
| Median % of patients over 65 years | 17.2 (12.2–21.4) | 17.1 (12.8–21.7) |
| % of dispensing practices | 13.7 | 13.1 |
IQR: interquartile range.