Types of problems raised by patients or doctors
| Problem ICPC heading | Problem type | Frequency | % | Who raised the problem?a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | % | GP | % | ||||
| W | Pregnancy, childbearing, family planning | 16 | 2.8 | 15 | 93.8 | 1 | 6.3 |
| S | Skin | 46 | 8.2 | 42 | 93.3 | 3 | 6.7 |
| N | Neurological | 24 | 4.3 | 21 | 91.3 | 2 | 8.7 |
| L | Musculoskeletal | 107 | 19.0 | 95 | 88.8 | 12 | 11.2 |
| D | Digestive | 46 | 8.2 | 39 | 88.6 | 5 | 11.4 |
| U | Urological | 19 | 3.4 | 16 | 84.2 | 3 | 15.8 |
| R | Respiratory | 44 | 7.8 | 37 | 84.1 | 7 | 15.9 |
| H | Ear | 9 | 1.6 | 7 | 77.8 | 2 | 22.2 |
| X | Female genital | 12 | 2.1 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 |
| P | Psychological | 43 | 7.6 | 32 | 74.4 | 11 | 25.6 |
| F | Eye | 11 | 2.0 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 27.3 |
| T | Endocrine/metabolic and nutritional | 36 | 6.4 | 24 | 66.7 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Z | Social problems | 12 | 2.1 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | 36.4 |
| K | Cardiovascular | 34 | 6.0 | 21 | 61.8 | 13 | 38.2 |
| Y | Male genital | 11 | 2.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 40.0 |
| A | General and unspecified | 86 | 15.2 | 48 | 57.1 | 36 | 42.9 |
| B | Blood, and immune mechanism | 8 | 1.4 | 3 | 37.5 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Total | 564 | 100 | 430 | 77.3 | 126 | 22.7 | |
↵a Problems raised by third parties (n = 8) are omitted for ease of presentation. ICPC = International Classification of Primary Care.