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Family Practice Vol. 13, No. 2, 174-178
© Oxford University Press 1996

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Explaining variations in the frequency of night visits in general practice

David K Whynes and Darrin L Baines

Department of Economics, University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The study identifies factors which explain variations in the frequency of night visits made by general practitioners, and is based on a cross-section regression analysis of practices in Lincolnshire in 1993.

METHOD: The independent variables comprise 22 general practice characteristics, related to health and socio-demographic structure of practice lists, practice management and organization, location and social deprivation.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: A final model containing 6 of the 22 variables originally entered succeeds in explaining 72 per cent of the variation in the frequency of night visits per GP per quarter-year. These variables are average list size per GP, frequency of home visits, maternity claims, list inflation owing to the influx of temporary residents, the number of proximate practices and unemployment.

Keywords. Frequency, general practice, night visits, variables, variations.


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