Table 1.

Characteristics of the practices of the participating GPs

CharacteristicMedian (IQR)England average27,29
Full-time equivalent GPs, n5.5 (4.0–7.0)5.16
Registered patients, n10 671 (7772–12 576)8852
Proportion of patients aged >65 years16.9 (15.4–20.1)17.5
Proportion of patients with at least one long-term condition57.3 (47.6–59.9)52.4
Deprivation decile7.5 (4.0–10)
Deprivation scorea15.6 (9.9–27.9)21.7
  • a The larger the score, the more deprived the area. IQR = interquartile range.