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Table 2 Comparison of National, West of Ireland Research and Education Network (WestREN) and ULEARN-GP profiles

From: The University of Limerick Education and Research Network for General Practice (ULEARN-GP): practice characteristics and general practitioner perspectives

 

National 1992 [34]

National 2005 [34]

WestREN 2009 [33]

National 2015 [34]

ULEARN-GP 2018

No. of practices

428

545

71

462

134

Response rate

68%

87%

73%

72%

100%

Practice Type

 GMS() + Private

91%

96%

100%

89%

100%

 Private practice only

9%

4%

0%

11%

0%

GMS List Size

 < 500

25%

27%

4%

18%

10%

 500–1900

72%

71%

82%

75%

58%

 > 2000

3%

2%

14%

7%

32%

Practice Location

 Rural location

33%

21%

50%

21%

34%

 Urban location

47%

43%

25%

42%

18%

 Mixed location

20%

36%

25%

37%

48%

Premises

 Purpose built premises

27%

43%

54%

54%

37%

 Adapted premises

46%

46%

40%

43%

53%

 Attached to residence

27%

11%

5.7%

3%

1%

Practice Organisation

 Computerisation

27%

89%

100%

94%

100%

Out of Hours

 Internal rota

25%

5%

4%

1%

0%

 External rota

60%

15%

19%

6%

6%

 Co-operative

0%

42%

61%

93%

94%

Practice staff

 Single handed GP

57%

35%

25%

18%

15%

 Practice nurse

17%

75%

92%

82%

99%

Education

 Involved in postgraduate training

8%

18%

42%

22%

63%