General Practice Population Profiles Update 2016
The General Practice Population Profiles have been produced to assist practices and clusters with their respective development plans, which are a requirement of the Quality and Outcomes Framework GP Cluster Network Development Domain.
Key Messages
These profiles may also be of use to anyone working to improve public health as it has been estimated that 90 per cent of all NHS patient contacts occur in general practice.
This internet release consists of two parts:
(i) The analyses first produced in 2015 and originally made available to practices via the intranet
(ii) An updated and revised chronic conditions analysis
The GP practice population profiles build on the previously published GP Cluster Profiles.
Explore Data Further
2016 update
The 2016 updated and revised chronic conditions analysis uses Audit+ data and incorporates feedback received following the release of the original analyses.
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Chronic conditions registers 2016 (.xlsx)
Includes: CHD, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, Epilepsy, Heart failure.
2015 analysis
The 2015 analyses include a population based peer grouping exercise, allowing practices to compare themselves with similar practices across Wales. The peer groups were determined following a statistical process which grouped practices depending on their list size, proportion of older people, deprivation and population in rural areas. Further details on how the peer groups were derived can be found in the accompanying technical guide.
The indicators are provided in three interactive data files and cover a wide range of topics from a number of sources including the Census, Welsh Health Survey, Welsh Demographics Service and practice chronic disease registers accessed via Audit+.
Please note, it has been reported that users have experienced issues when downloading the spreadsheet via Internet Explorer/Edge, receiving a password prompt instead of downloading the file. If this happens, please try downloading the file via a different internet browser such as Chrome.
Chronic conditions registers 2015 (.xlsx)
Includes: CHD, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, Epilepsy, Heart failure.
Lifestyle & social factors (.xlsx)
Includes: Deprivation, Unemployment, Older people living alone, Welsh speakers, Overcrowded housing, Care homes, Mental health, Smoking, Diet, Physical activity, Obesity, Heavy (binge) drinking.
Includes: Population pyramids, Trends by age.
Access The Data
Further details of the peer grouping process are available in a supplementary data file (.xlsx).
A technical guide (.pdf) is also available containing further information on data sources, practice peer groups, indicator definitions and methods.
To assist clusters with their development plans, the Public Health Wales Observatory has updated and added to the cluster level chronic conditions analyses originally published as part of the GP cluster profiles in 2013.
Get in touch
For further information or to give feedback on General Practice Population Profiles, please email us on: publichealthwalesobservatory@wales.nhs.uk