Table 5.
Service Utilization in a 1-Year Period.
| Service utilisationa | Edinburgh (n = 150) | Glasgow (n = 133) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultations in service per patient | 15 (0-127) | 7 (0-47) | <.05 |
| Patients with general practitioner (GP) consultation | 140 (93.3) | 124 (93.2) | .97 |
| Patients with GP consultation in Homeless accommodation | 0 (0) | 28 (21.1) | <.05 |
| GP consultations per patientb | 6 (0-31) | 6 (0-32) | .89 |
| Patients with nurse consultation | 127 (84.7) | 35 (26.3) | <.05 |
| Nurse consultation per patientc | 2 (4-49) | 0 (0-6) | <.05 |
| Patients with pharmacist consultations | 4 (2.7) | 34 (25.6) | <.05 |
| Bloodborne virus (BBV) clinic attendances | 46 (30.7) | 8 (6) | <.05 |
| Third sector referrals | 46 (30.7) | 25 (18.8) | <.05 |
| Vaccinations | |||
| Influenza | 50 (33.3) | 15 (11.3) | <.05 |
| Pneumococcal | 14 (9.3) | 3 (2.3) | <.05 |
| Hepatitis A | 35 (23.3) | 12 (9) | <.05 |
| Hepatitis B | 67 (44.7) | 14 (10.5) | <.05 |
a
n (%) or median (min-max) unless specified.
b
Missing data: n = 1 Edinburgh
c
Missing data: n = 15 Glasgow, n = 2 Edinburgh.