Table 1 Comparison of National and WestREN profiles
From: WestREN: a description of an Irish academic general practice research network
| Â | O'Dowd et al. 1992 [5] | O'Dowd et al. 2005 [5] | WestREN 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Practices | 428 | 545 | 71 |
Response Rate | 68% | 87% | 73% |
Practice Type | Â | Â | Â |
GMS + Private | 91% | 96% | 100% |
Private Practice only | 9% | 4% | 0% |
GMS List Size | Â | Â | Â |
<500 | 25%* | 27%* | 4% |
1,000-1,999 | 27%* | 21% | 38% |
>2,000 | 3%* | <2% | 14% |
Practice Location | Â | Â | Â |
Rural Location | 33% | 21% | 50% |
Urban Location | 47% | 43% | 25% |
Mixed Location | 20% | 36% | 25% |
Premises | Â | Â | Â |
Purpose-built premises | 27% | 43% | 54% |
Adapted premises | 46% | 46% | 40% |
Attached to residence | 27% | 11% | 5.7% |
Practice Organisation | Â | Â | Â |
Computerisation | 27% | 89% | 100% |
Appointment system | 58% | 81% | 96% |
Out of Hours | Â | Â | Â |
Internal Rota | 25%* | 5%* | 4% |
External Rota | 60% | 15%* | 19% |
Co-op | 0% | 42% | 61% |
Practice Staff | Â | Â | Â |
Single-handed GP practice | 57%* | 35% | 25% |
Practice nurse (FT and PT) | 17%* | 75% | 92% |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Involved in postgraduate training | 8% | 18% | 42% |