Practice characteristics | Practices, n (%) |
Type of practice | |
Dispensing practice | 8 (80) |
Non-dispensing practice | 2 (20) |
Clinical system | |
SystmOne | 5 (50) |
EMIS Web | 5 (50) |
Formulary availability on clinical system | |
Formulary available | 5 (50) |
Formulary unavailable | 5 (50) |
Mean deprivation score based on IMD scorea (SD) | 16.4 (9.5) |
Mean list size (SD) | 9392 (2499) |
GPs-in-training characteristics | Participants, n (%) |
Sex of GP-in-training | |
Male | 5 (50) |
Female | 5 (50) |
Ethnic group | |
White British | 5 (50) |
British Indian | 2 (20) |
British Pakistani | 1 (10) |
Asian (other) | 1 (10) |
Mixed | 1 (10) |
Age range, years | |
25–29 | 3 (30) |
30–34 | 4 (40) |
35–39 | 2 (20) |
40–49 | 1 (10) |
Date of graduation | |
2004–2009b | 5 (50) |
2010 | 5 (50) |
Country of graduation | |
UK | 8 (80) |
Overseas | 2 (20) |
Stage of training | |
ST2 | 1 (10) |
ST3 | 9 (90) |
Sex of trainer | |
Male | 7 (70) |
Female | 3 (30) |
IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. SD = standard deviation. ST = specialty training. aDeprivation score (IMD 2010; figures from 2012) http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data. Higher IMD scores indicate greater relative deprivation.bOne participant each for year 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.