Table 1 Practice characteristics
Practice | *ADM volume DDDs/1000 patients (category) | SSRI volume DDDs/1000 patients (%) †| Total practice population ≥ 18 years (female:male) | Number of GPs | ‡SIMD quintile | Training practice | % patient prescribed an SSRI (number of patients/practice population ≥ 18 years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9576 (L) | 6933 (72.4) | 3697 (1072:2625) | 2 | 4 | No | 2.5% (94/3697) |
2 | 18295 (L) | 12630 (69.0) | 9806 (5327:4479) | 5 | 5 | Yes | 3.4% (337/9806) |
3 | 20752 (L) | 14600 (70.4) | 6736 (3601:3135) | 6 | 1 | Yes | 5.2% (353/6736) |
4 | 28169 (M) | 19714 (70.0) | 4324 (2262:2062) | 5 | 4 | Yes | 6.0% (261/4324) |
5 | 29894 (M) | 20860 (69.8) | 5741 (2964:2777) | 4 | 5 | No | 8.5% (487/5741) |
6 | 31038 (M) | 20967 (67.6) | 3421 (1657:1764) | 3 | 4 | No | 7.3% (250/3421) |
7 | 35490 (H) | 25448 (71.7) | 3956 (2005:1951) | 3 | 2 | No | 7.6% (299/3956) |
8 | 41917 (H) | 26710 (63.7) | 5010 (2493:2517) | 6 | 5 | Yes | 9.0% (451/5010) |
9 | 44637 (H) | 30344 (68.0) | 3121 (1653:1468) | 3 | 5 | No | 8.4% (262/3121) |
10 | 49393 (H) | 31885 (64.6) | 3756 (1888:1868) | 4 | 4 | Yes | 9.7% (365/3756) |
11 | 65409 (H) | 46309 (70.8) | 3007 (1550:1457) | 2 | 5 | Yes | 11.9% (359/3007) |