NENC Deep End practice (n=34) characteristics compared with NENC non-Deep End and England-level practices
| Characteristics | Deep End practices | Non-Deep End practices | 95% CI mean difference (DE vs non-DE) | England | P value† (DE vs England) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean | |||
| Practice list size (October 2020) | 7760 (5238) | (1337, 26 551) | 8509 (4730) | (1668, 39 075) | (−2474 to 976) | 8757‡ | |
| IMD scores 2019 | 46.4 (7.8) | (34.2, 67.4) | 26.7 (8.7) | (8.5, 42.7) | (16.6 to 22.8)** | 21.7 | ** |
| % patients, 0–4 years, 2021 | 5.7 (1.0) | (3.6, 8.2) | 4.7 (1.0) | (0.9, 8.8) | (0.7 to 1.4)** | 5.1 | ** |
| % patients, 5–14 years, 2021 | 12.7 (2.5) | (8.7, 21.1) | 11.0 (1.9) | (1.2, 17.3) | (0.9 to 2.3)** | 11.8 | * |
| % patients, under 18 years, 2021 | 21.7 (3.5) | (14.9, 33.4) | 18.9 (3.2) | (2.4, 32.2) | (1.7 to 4.0)** | 20.2 | * |
| % patients, 65+ years, 2020 | 14.8 (5.1) | (0.4, 22.9) | 20.4 (5.2) | (1.1, 34.5) | (−7.5 to −3.8)** | 17.4 | * |
| % patients, 85+ years, 2020 | 1.5 (0.6) | (0.0, 2.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | (0.1, 4.3) | (−1.1 to −0.5)** | 2.1 | ** |
| IDACI, under 16 years, 2019 | 0.3 (0.1) | (0.2, 0.5) | 0.2 (0.1) | (0.0, 0.3) | (0.1 to 0.2)** | 0.2 | ** |
| IDAOPI, 60+ years, 2019 | 0.3 (0.1) | (0.2, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.1) | (0.1, 0.4) | (0.1 to 0.1)** | 0.1 | ** |
| Female life expectancy 2013–2017 | 79.3 (1.4) | (76.0, 82.1) | 82.1 (1.6) | (78.8, 88.3) | (−3.4 to −2.2)** | 83.1 | ** |
| Male life expectancy 2013–2017 | 75.0 (1.4) | (71.9, 77.6) | 78.2 (1.9) | (74.7, 83.6) | (−3.8 to −2.5)** | 79.5 | ** |
| % patients with caring responsibility, 2020 | 18.0 (5.7) | (3.2, 29.3) | 18.6 (4.5) | (2.8, 33.7) | (−2.2 to 1.1) | 17.0 | |
| % paid work or full-time education, 2020 | 51.7 (8.9) | (15.6, 64.1) | 58.4 (7.4) | (33.9, 79.1) | (−9.4 to −3.9)** | 63.7 | ** |
| % unemployed, 2020 | 11.2 (10.4) | (2.2, 57.4) | 4.5 (3.7) | (0.0, 17.5) | (4.9 to 8.5)** | 3.9 | ** |
| % patients’ positive experiences, 2020 | 83.8 (7.0) | (70.7, 95.0) | 84.6 (9.3) | (55.1, 100.0) | (−4.0 to 2.5) | 81.8 | |
| % patients satisfied with phone access, 2020 | 72.1 (19.6) | (33.4, 98.4) | 74.3 (19.2) | (21.3, 100.0) | (−9.1 to 4.7) | 65.2 | * |
| % patients satisfied with appointment times, 2020 | 69.4 (9.6) | (53.6, 88.9) | 67.1 (14.0) | (26.2, 96.8) | (−2.5 to 7.2) | 63.0 | ** |
| % patients’ good overall experience of appointment, 2020 | 71.8 (10.8) | (53.9, 95.1) | 70.1 (14.1) | (33.7, 98.5) | (−3.3 to 6.6) | 65.5 | * |
| % patients with a long-standing condition, 2020 | 59.7 (9.9) | (31.4, 78.1) | 57.1 (7.4) | (26.3, 73.7) | (−0.2 to 5.4) | 52.4 | ** |
| Total QOF points | 95.4 (9.3) | (47.8, 100.0) | 97.4 (2.7) | (84.9, 100.0) | (−3.5 to −0.6)* | 95.6 | |
IMD score: the larger the score, the more deprived the area. Total QOF points: defined as a proportion of all achievable QOF points across all domains.23 24
*P<0.05; **p<0.001.
†Practice-level data for England are not publicly accessible, one sample t-test was conducted to compare the sample against the population mean.
‡Published by NHS Digital for October 2019.27
DE, Deep End; IDACI, Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index; IDAOPI, Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; NENC, North East and North Cumbria; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.