An ethnographic exploration of influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?

Table 2 Practice characteristics

	Rubain	Balla	The haun
No. of GPs	3 f/t & 1 p/t	1 f/t & 1 p/t	2 f/t & 5 p/t
Prescribing quality Rank	4/72 (high)	1/72 (high)	71/72 (low)
List size	6000	2000	8500
% Population in most deprived deprivation category quintile*	0.03	1.93	20.58
Location	Market town	Rural	Urban
Practice pharmacist	2.5 days a week	0.5 day a week	3 days a week

*Data from ISD Scotland: Practice populations by deprivation status as at 30th September 2006.

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