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. 2021 Sep 28;215(9):420–426. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51278

Characteristic

All practices

Early intervention group

Late intervention group

Number of general practices

31

17

14

Practice size (FTE GPs)

Fewer than four

25 (81%)

13 (77%)

12 (86%)

Four or more

6 (19%)

4 (23%)

2 (14%)

Mean number (SD)

2.6 (2.1)

2.9 (2.3)

2.2 (1.7)

Number of GPs

One (solo practice)

6 (19%)

3 (18%)

3 (21%)

2‒5

16 (52%)

9 (53%)

7 (50%)

6‒9

6 (19%)

3 (18%)

3 (21%)

10 or more

3 (10%)

2 (12%)

1 (7%)

Mean (SD)

4.5 (3%)

4.8 (3%)

4.1 (3%)

Refugee health training in 12 months preceding T0

8 (26%)

4 (24%)

4 (29%)

Proportion of practice patients from refugee backgrounds at T0, mean (SD)

6.2% (16%)

2.7% (5%)

10% (22%)

Proportion of practice patients from refugee backgrounds who received health assessments at T0, mean (SD)

8.6% (17%)

26% (31%)

17% (26%)

Practice software

Medical Director

24 (77%)

13 (77%)

11 (79%)

Best Practice

7 (23%)

4 (24%)

3 (21%)

Proportion of GP sessions available in other languages*

0–25%

13 (42%)

8 (47%)

5 (36%)

26‒50%

4 (13%)

3 (18%)

1 (7%)

51‒75%

0

0

0

76‒100%

13 (42%)

6 (35%)

7 (50%)

Missing data

1

0

1

Mean proportion (SD)

49% (45%)

41% (43%)

59% (48%)

TIS National registrations per practice

0–25%

5 (16%)

3 (18%)

2 (14%)

26‒50%

12 (39%)

5 (29%)

7 (50%)

51‒75%

6 (19%)

3 (18%)

3 (21%)

76‒100%

8 (26%)

6 (35%)

2 (14%)

Mean proportion (SD)

56% (29%)

60% (32%)

51% (26%)

FTE = full‐time equivalent positions; SD = standard deviation; TIS National = Translating and Interpreting Service National.

*

Languages likely to be spoken by people from refugee backgrounds (Supporting Information, section B).

 Denominator for proportion is number of GPs plus one (for practice‐level registration).