Table 1

Descriptive statistics of referral rates, practice clinical quality, access and resources

MeanSDp10p25p50p75p90
Annual rate of referrals to the DPP per 1000 patients
All practices (n=6871)3.725.730.000.121.635.139.81
First wave (n=3462, 50.4%)3.875.780.000.181.805.2910.16
Second wave (n=1752, 25.5%)3.295.480.000.121.334.568.48
Third wave (n=1657, 24.1%)3.805.880.000.001.445.3510.39
Clinical quality indicators
QOF diabetes points achieved (%) 92.1210.2579.3887.9195.7999.88100.00
Patients meeting all eight NICE diabetes care processes (%)54.4320.0826.0941.5156.0070.3079.10
Clinical QOF points achieved (%)96.505.7391.5695.7998.3899.75100.00
Public health domain QOF points achieved (%)97.276.5289.6998.13100.00100.00100.00
Practices first CQC ratingN%
 Outstanding or good572083.20
 Requires improvement or inadequate111316.20
 Not rated380.60
Accessibility indicators
Patients reporting good experience making an appointment (%) 69.2814.5049.4859.5670.2180.1387.72
Patients offered a choice of appointment (%)63.1713.5445.2953.7863.4672.7180.89
Patients reporting easy telephone access (%)71.7019.1643.6158.6274.5787.4694.64
Patients able to get an appointment the same or next working day (%)43.3914.3526.0032.6142.2253.2963.54
Resources indicators
Average practice payment per weighted patient (£)156.4543.49124.98134.00145.36164.05199.55
Log average payment per weighted patient 5.020.234.834.904.985.105.30
FTE GPs per 1000 practice population0.560.370.280.400.530.690.86
FTE nurses per 1000 practice population0.260.150.110.160.240.330.44
Practice contract typeN%
 Alternative provider medical services1442.10
 General medical services489371.20
 Personal medical services183426.70
Dispensing practice106115.40
Received minimum practice income guarantee payment250436.40
  • CQC, Care Quality Commission; DPP, Diabetes Prevention Programme; FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.