Characteristics of PCT and practice populations
| Mean | PCT level | Practice level | |||||||
| (SD) | Min–Max | Median | IQR | (SD) | Min–Max | Median | IQR | ||
| PCT population | 352286 | 193433 | 94635–1294596 | 292118 | 225238–422895 | – | – | – | – |
| Practice population | 6603 | – | – | – | – | 4011 | 984–38343 | 5774 | 3394–9011 |
| Percentage of people 15–34 years | 27.5 | 25.7 | 19.6–43.1 | 43.1 | 25.7 | 7.8 | 10.5–98.5 | 25.7 | 22.4–30.0 |
| Percentage of people 35–74 years | 48.1 | 3.8 | 34.2–53.7 | 49.3 | 45.5–50.9 | 6.6 | 1.3–64.4 | 49.5 | 45.3–52.5 |
| Percentage of people 75+ years | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.9–12.3 | 7.2 | 6.3–8.2 | 2.9 | 0.0–26.4 | 7.2 | 5.3–8.9 |
| IMD (deprivation) score | 23.7 | 9.1 | 8.1–48.3 | 23.6 | 16.1–29.8 | 12.6 | 2.2–71.9 | 21.3 | 13.4–32.0 |
| Smoking prevalence | 24.7 | 4.3 | 14.5–40.9 | 24.3 | 21.7–27.1 | 6.4 | 13.2–51.7 | 23.7 | 19.7–28.9 |
| GPs/100000 population | 60 | 7 | 44–81 | 59 | 55–64 | 17 | 8–334 | 55 | 10–180 |
| Practice nurses/100 000 population | 28 | 7 | 0–60 | 28 | 24–32 | – | – | – | – |
| QOF clinical indicators* | |||||||||
| Total COPD score | 96.2% | 2.6% | 83.7–99.9% | 96.8% | 94.8–98.2% | 9.9% | 0.0–100% | 100% | 99.4–100% |
| Influenza immunisation | 91.6% | 1.2% | 86.9–95.5% | 91.8% | 90.9–92.4% | 6.3% | 0.0–100% | 92.7% | 89.5–96.1% |
| Record of FEV1 | 82.4% | 2.6% | 75.5–89.3% | 82.4% | 81.0–84.2% | 12.1% | 0.0–100% | 83.8% | 77.3–89.7% |
| Record of inhaler technique | 91.6% | 1.6% | 87.4–95.1% | 91.8% | 90.6–92.7% | 8.9% | 0.0–100% | 93.4% | 90.9–96.2% |
| Record of post-bronchodilator spirometry | 90.1% | 3.4% | 76.0–96.4% | 90.9% | 88.8–92.2% | 25.0% | 0.0–100% | 100% | 86.2–100% |
| Smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service | 92.7% | 1.1% | 89.2–95.3% | 92.9% | 92.1–93.5% | 5.3% | 26.6–100% | 93.1% | 91.1–95.8% |
| QOF patient care experience indicators* | |||||||||
| Ability to obtain a consultation within two working days | 84.8% | 8.4% | 0.0–92.8% | 85.6% | 82.9–88.3% | 14.1% | 0.0–100% | 87.3% | 79.3–93.0% |
| Ability to book an appointment with a GP more than 2 days ahead | 77.3% | 8.4% | 0.0–89.0% | 77.8% | 75.2–81.0% | 17.6% | 0.0–100% | 80.8% | 67.3–90.3% |
↵* Total points/available %.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; PCT, primary care trust; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.