Table 2

Characteristics and summary statistics of the 12 participating general practices compared with English averages

General practiceList size*Mean age in years†Age≥65 yearsGenderEthnicityIndex of multipleRural/urban**CQC safety rating††(%)CQC overall rating††
n (%)‡Male, n (%)Non-white ethnic groups, n (%)§Deprivation¶
(decile)
Female, n (%)†
A23 68742.594937 (21.0)11 497 (48.9)611 (2.6)10.1 (9)RuralGoodGood
12 014 (51.1)
B678037.031021 (15.3)3123 (46.8)1041 (15.6)45.0 (1)UrbanGoodGood
3551 (53.2)
C412839.18535 (13.2)2113 (52.1)965 (23.8)26.9 (4)UrbanGoodOutstanding
1942 (47.9)
D953341.241724 (17.8)4756 (49.1)436 (4.5)18.3 (7)UrbanGoodGood
4931 (50.9)
F804434.76735 (8.7)4070 (48.2)4120 (48.8)28.2 (4)UrbanRequires improvementGood
4373 (51.8)
G731131.45541 (7.5)3592 (49.8)2936 (40.7)55.5 (1)UrbanRequires improvementGood
3621 (50.2)
H384134.9218 (5.1)2205 (51.5)1494 (34.9)23.3 (5)UrbanGoodGood
2077 (48.5)
I663637.18814 (13.2)3181 (51.6)1467 (23.8)26.9 (2)UrbanGoodGood
2983 (48.4)
J344747.96980 (30.1)1560 (47.9)94 (2.9)7.1 (10)RuralGoodGood
1696 (52.1)
K931041.351697 (18.8)4478 (49.6)153 (1.7)21.8 (6)UrbanGoodGood
4551 (50.4)
L520237.36744 (13.4)2676 (48.2)983 (17.7)22.1 (5)UrbanGoodGood
2875 (51.8)
M433633.46326 (6.5)2651 (52.9)3357 (67.0)23.2 (5)UrbanGoodGood
2360 (47.1)
Mean list size (SD)* Mean age in years† (SD) Mean % aged≥65 years (SD)‡ % Male (SD) % Non-white ethnic groups§ (SD) Mean Index of Multiple Deprivation¶ (SD) Number rural/urban** CQC safety rating††(%) CQC overall rating†† percentage
% Female (SD) †
All study practices‡‡7688 (5453)38.87 (4.03)15.4 (6.0)49.4 (1.54)19 (19.6)23.5 (13.2)10 urbanGood (83.3%)Good (91.7%)
50.6 (1.54)2 ruralRequires improvement (16.7%)Outstanding (8.3%)
Mean list size‡ Mean age in years† % aged≥65 years‡ % Male % Non-white ethnic groups (%)§§ Mean Index of Multiple Deprivation¶ CQC overall rating average††
% Female†
English average758639.8517.21421.8For all English practices, the overall ratings were outstanding (4.1%), good (84.2%), requires improvement (9.1%), inadequate (2.6%)¶¶
49.83
50.17