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Table 2 Characteristics of GP practices included in the study

From: A process evaluation of how the routine vaccination programme is implemented at GP practices in England

 

England average

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

Region

East Midlands

East of England

Yorks and Humber

South West

East Midlands

East of England

North East and Central London

South East

South London

Urban/rural statusa

Mainly rural

Urban, city and town

Urban, city and town

Mainly rural

Urban, city and town

Largely rural

Major conurbation

Largely rural

Major conurbation

List sizeb

7000

4600

6600

7000

8100

12,600

13,800

14,000

16,000

20,000

Demography

 Deprivation decileb

8

2

1

8

10

7

4

6

4

 Minority ethnic groups (%)b

1.6

6.2

12.0

1.3

1.8

3.4

30.3

2.1

41.4

 Aged 0–4 years (%)b

5.7

3.3

7.3

5.7

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.4

7.7

 Aged 65+ years (%)b

17.3

31.6

10.4

13.6

30.4

23.6

21.5

11.3

18.9

11.8

Quality indicators

 QOF achievement (%)b

95.6

99.6

98.2

94.5

98.9

99.3

96.2

95.7

99.6

93.7

 Patients recommending practice (%)b

77.4

95.3

78.4

81.4

89.3

84.4

56.6

87.8

83.1

85.9

Childhood vaccination coverage

 DTP-IPV-Hib 3 doses by 12 months (%)c

93.4

98.9

96.0

97.3

96.0

98.9

98.7

78.7

90.6

91.2

 DTP-IPV-Hib 3 at 24 months (%)c

95.1

100.0

95.8

100.0

97.5

100.0

98.1

91.4

90.8

94.6

 MMR 1 by 24 months (%)c

91.6

100.0

97.9

98.6

93.7

97.2

97.5

78.1

85.5

86.9

 MMR 2 by 5 years (%)c

87.6

94.4

94.2

95.5

98.3

94.4

93.1

69.6

85.1

88.4

 MMR 2 by 5 years (%)d

83.4

100.0

92.7

93.0

98.8

96.8

93.8

79.7

74.5

Adult vaccination coverage

 PPV (%) 2017–2018, 70–74d

70.2

79.0

71.3

81.9

83.3

88.7

56.1

64.4

65.6

42.9

  1. QOF Quality Outcomes Framework, DTP-IPB-Hib 3 Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and haemophilus influenzae group b, 3rd dose, MMR measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, PPV pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
  2. Data sources: a2011 Rural-Urban Classification of Local Authorities (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2011-rural-urban-classification-of-local-authority-and-other-higher-level-geographies-for-statistical-purposes) [25]; bNational General Practice Profiles; for deprivation, 10 is most deprived decile and 1 is least deprived (https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice) [26]; cderived from UNIFY 2 data 2016–2017, which are experimental management data and have lower reliability [11]; dderived from Immform data 2016–2017