Characteristics of included practices (N=316)
| Mean/n | SD/% | |
| List size | 9649.7 | 4648.4 |
| Training practice | ||
| Yes | 126 | 39.9 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.6 |
| Rurality | ||
| Not rural (urban >10 000—less sparse) | 267 | 84.5 |
| Rural (hamlet/village/town and fringe) | 49 | 15.5 |
| GP consultation rate (per 10 000 person-years) | 37 441.0 | 13 043.6 |
| Nurse consultation rate (per 10 000 person-years) | 13 217.3 | 7580.5 |
| No of FTE GPs | ||
| ≤2 | 44 | 13.9 |
| >2 and ≤4 | 74 | 23.4 |
| >4 and ≤6 | 101 | 32.0 |
| >6 and ≤8 | 55 | 17.4 |
| >8 and ≤19 | 40 | 12.7 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.6 |
| No of FTE nurses | ||
| ≤2 | 188 | 59.5 |
| >2 and ≤4 | 65 | 20.6 |
| >4 and ≤6 | 20 | 6.3 |
| >6 and ≤8 | 6 | 1.9 |
| >8 and ≤19 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Unknown | 33 | 10.4 |
| QOF performance | ||
| First quintile (poorest performance) | 50 | 15.8 |
| Second quintile | 49 | 15.5 |
| Third quintile | 59 | 18.7 |
| Fourth quintile | 82 | 26.0 |
| Fifth quintile (best performance) | 73 | 23.1 |
| Unknown | 3 | 1.0 |
FTE, full-time equivalent; GP, general practitioner; QOF, quality and outcomes framework.