Table 8.
Initiative | Previous experience of initiative | Mean score (1=negative, 3=positive) | t | P value |
Federation of general practice (GP) practices | Yes | 2.34 | 5.27 | <0.01* |
No | 2.01 | |||
Local sustainability and transformation plans | Yes | 1.87 | 2.30 | 0.02* |
No | 1.73 | |||
Increased use of pharmacists | Yes | 2.59 | 1.11 | 0.27 |
No | 2.53 | |||
Physicians associates | Yes | 2.16 | 1.49 | 0.14 |
No | 1.98 | |||
Paramedics in primary care | Yes | 2.71 | 7.48 | <0.01* |
No | 2.30 | |||
Better care fund | Yes | 2.11 | −1.04 | 0.30 |
No | 2.19 | |||
Expansion of GP workforce | Yes | 2.76 | 0.08 | 0.94 |
No | 2.76 | |||
Video and e-consultations | Yes | 2.06 | 7.35 | <0.01* |
No | 1.56 | |||
Releasing time for patients | Yes | 2.79 | 3.19 | <0.01* |
No | 2.57 | |||
Practice resilience programme | Yes | 2.43 | 0.34 | 0.74 |
No | 2.41 | |||
Streamlining CQC, reduced inspection for good and outstanding practices | Yes | 2.75 | 0.47 | 0.64 |
No | 2.72 | |||
Investment in practice nursing | Yes | 2.94 | 1.07 | 0.28 |
No | 2.91 | |||
Closer working with specialists, for example, phone and email advice lines | Yes | 2.90 | 2.79 | <0.01* |
No | 2.80 | |||
Investment in technology | Yes | 2.80 | 2.86 | <0.01* |
No | 2.65 | |||
Investment in primary care infrastructure | Yes | 2.84 | 1.19 | 0.24 |
No | 2.78 | |||
Multispecialty community provider projects | Yes | 2.36 | 1.79 | 0.07 |
No | 2.22 |
*p<0.05.
CQC, Care Quality Commission.