Practice reference | Size of practice | Location of practice | Deprivation categorisation and decilea | Alternative to the face-to-face consultation used | Days spent in observation, n |
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A | 18 353 registered patients | Inner city | Deprived 3 | Telephone consultations, e-consultations,b isolated use of email | 25 |
B | 8954 registered patients | Inner city | Deprived 3 | Telephone consultations, isolated use of email | 19 |
C | 15 000 registered patients | Inner city | Mixed 4 | Telephone consultations, e-consultations,b isolated use of email | 18 |
D | 1938 registered patients | Rural | Mixed 5 | Telephone, video | 8 |
E | 7196 registered patients | Inner city | Deprived 1 | Telephone, e-consultations,b isolated use of email | 17 |
F | 13 778 registered patients | Semi-rural | Affluent 10 | Telephone, email | 25 |
G | 13 511 registered patients | Semi-rural | Mixed 6 | Telephone, email | 16 |
H | 6597 registered patients | Inner city | Affluent 10 | Telephone, email | 11 |
↵a Practices A–C and F–H based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation rank. Practices E and F measured by percentage of practice patients living in data zones defined as the 15% most deprived in Scotland (population weighted).
↵b All those using e-consults in the study were piloting the use of the software for free.