Table 2.

Summary of participating MBCT services with their regional characteristics

Pseudonym	Region in England	Service type	Quality ratinga	White British %b	Deprivation indexc	Depression prevalence %d
Swallow	London	IAPT	Good	60.3	129	7.2
Robin	East Midlands	IAPT	Good	85.0	115	8.9
Jackdaw	South East	IAPT	Good	88.4	137	10.3
Woodpecker	South East	Secondary care	Good	88.4	137	10.3
Blackbird	North East	Primary and secondary care (mixed)	Good	94.1	102	9.8

Each service belonged to an NHS foundation trust: an organisational unit within NHS England providing healthcare services to a particular geographical area. IAPT = Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (primary care)

^aQuality rating refers to the rating given to the NHS foundation trust by the Care Quality Commission

^bWhite British % was based on the local population obtained from Census data in 2011, averaged across the local authorities covered by the NHS foundation trust

^cDeprivation index ranges from 1 to 209, where 1 = most deprived. This refers to latest indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) figures from 2015. The score was averaged across Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) covered by the NHS foundation trust

^dDepression prevalence % was calculated using the practice register aged 18+ in the 2016/17 Community Mental Health profiles, based on the Quality and Outcomes Framework, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The score was averaged across CCGs covered by the NHS foundation trust