Table 2. Characteristics of 343 general practices in the East Midlands that implemented PINCER and were included in the analysis compared with English general practices overall.
| Characteristics | Study practices (n = 343) | Study practices included at 6 months (n = 212) | Study practices included at 12 months (n = 70) | All English practices | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List size: Mean (SD) | 8,096 (4,777.9) | 8,516 (5,018.8) | 9,205 (6,477.1) | 7,586a | |
| Clinical computer system: Number (%) | TPP | 263 (76.7) | 152 (71.6) | 54 (77.1) | (30)b |
| EMIS | 80 (23.3) | 60 (28.3) | 16 (22.9) | (56)b | |
| Index of multiple deprivation: Mean (SD) c | 22.9 (11.1) | 19.7 (10.0) | 22.9 (11.0) | 21.8 | |
| Percentage of patients from minority ethnic groups: Mean (SD) d | 16.6 (21.3) | 9.8 (13.3) | 10.9 (14.1) | 14.0 | |
| GP whole time equivalent (per 1,000 patients): Mean (SD) e | 4.65 (3.10) | 4.83 (3.12) | 5.3 (3.9) | 4.16 | |
| Quality and Outcomes Framework score 2016/2017: Mean (SD) out of 559 points available f | 537 (29.0) | 539 (26.7) | 536 (28.6) | 534 | |
| CQC Safety Rating: percentage g | Outstanding | 12 (40 practices) | 12 (26 practices) | 9 (6 practices) | 1 |
| Good | 78 (268 practices) | 78 (165 practices) | 71 (50 practices) | 84 | |
| Requires improvement | 7 (23 practices) | 7 (14 practices) | 14 (10 practices) | 13 | |
| Inadequate | 1 (4 practices) | 2 (4 practices) | 3 (2 practices) | 2 | |
CQC, Care Quality Commission; EMIS, Egton Medical Information Supplies; PINCER, pharmacist-led information technology intervention; SD, standard deviation; TPP, The Phoenix Partnership.
aList size accessed from Public Health England National General Practice Profiles for 2016. http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data
bEstimated share of primary care (general practice) clinical computer system market 2017. https://www.emisgroupplc.com/media/1420/emis-group-plc-final-year-results-2017-presentation.pdf
cIndex of Multiple Deprivation for 2015. Accessed from Public Health England National General Practice Profiles. http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data
dEthnicity: Taken from 2011 Census. Accessed from Public Health England National General Practice Profiles. http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data
eWhole Time Equivalents: Taken from NHS Digital March 2017. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/general-practice-workforce-archive/high-level-march-2017-provisional-experimental-statistics
fQuality and Outcomes Framework score 2016/2017: Accessed from Public Health England National General Practice Profiles. http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data
gCare Quality Commission Safety Rating May 2017; Taken from Care Quality Commission: http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170921_state_of_care_in_general_practice2014-17.pdf