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Table 1 Practices included

From: Prevalence and consequences of patient safety incidents in general practice in the Netherlands: a retrospective medical record review study

Number of residents in city of practice

 

<5000

7

5000 - 30,000

6

30,000 - 100,000

2

>100,000

5

Practice type

 

Solo (1 GP)

2

Duo (2 GPs)

4

Group Practice (>2 GPs)

8

Health Centre (also other primary care professions in the same building)

6

Number of GPs in practice

 

1

2

2

4

3

3

4

6

7

4

8

1

Average number of patients per practice (SD)

6,433 (2,864)

Practice is a teaching practice for healthcare workers

20

Patient characteristics

 

Gender

 

Male

425

Female

575

Age (%)

 

0 to 24

20

25 to 49

32

50 to 74

36

75 to 100

12

Polypharmacy (>5 present medications)

160

Patient at risk

185

Average number of contacts with the practice per year (SD)

8.4 (7.1)