PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carol Coupland
AU  - Julia Hippisley-Cox
AU  - Sherie Smith
AU  - Will Irving
AU  - Mike Pringle
AU  - Steve Ryder
AU  - Keith Neal
AU  - Ruth Cater
AU  - Brian Thomson
AU  - Simon Pugh
AU  - Marcus Bicknell
AU  - David Bullock
TI  - General practice characteristics associated with rates of testing and detection of hepatitis C: cross-sectional study in Nottingham and Derbyshire
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 620--623
VI  - 56
IP  - 529
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/56/529/620.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/56/529/620.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2006 Aug 01; 56
AB  - The aim of this study was to determine general practice characteristics associated with testing rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the proportion of tests with a positive result. The study included all patients tested for HCV from all general practices in the primary care trusts in Nottingham and Southern Derbyshire, UK over 2 years. There was a large variation between practices in HCV testing rates and the proportion of positive tests. Single-handed practices had higher testing rates and rates of positive results. Practices where at least half of the GPs were female had higher testing rates but lower positivity rates. The variation observed was not explained by deprivation or rurality of the practice.