General practice in Gloucestershire, Avon and Somerset: explaining variations in standards.

摘要: Variations in standards are found all health services. The method and amount of funding thought to be important reasons for these variations. A cross sectional survey general practices three counties south west England was undertaken order explain variations the level development. development score each practice calculated. There wide variation as described by Multiple regression analysis showed that being a training practice, having manager, partners younger mean age, larger total number patients registered with lower Jarman underprivileged area were independently related higher In addition, responsible family services authority also combination professional factors such decision become environmental or economic reflected list size determine most easily corrected factor is employment manager. It suggested differences may increased rather than decreased fundholding scheme.