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Table 3 Practice characteristics compared to the national average

From: Patient experiences with family medicine: a longitudinal study after the Dutch health care reforms in 2006

Practice characteristics

Study population, percentage

National Average b

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total

Practice type

 Single handed

26.5 %

23.2 %

29.9 %

31.7 %

27.2 %

12.5 %

24.3 %

39.5 %

 Duo or group

73.5 %

76.8 %

70.1 %

68.3 %

72.8 %

87.5 %

75.7 %

60.5 %

Urbanization degree

- High urbanisation d

45.5 %

42.5 %

43.8 %

42.3 %

44.6 %

-

44.2 %

47.7 %

- Moderate urbanisation d

44.0 %

37.2 %

43.2 %

46.3 %

42.7 %

-

43.1 %

40.7 %

- Rural d

10.5 %

20.3 %

13.0 %

11.4 %

12.7 %

-

12.7 %

11.6 %

Mean N of pats/ practice

4228

4882

4699

4545

4714

5171

4767

4055 a

Training practice

52.2 %

42.5 %

48.4 %

69.7 %

66.5 %

53.9 %

57.5 %

33 % c

Number of practices

323

323

265

237

230

279

1657

 

Number of GPs

323

323

435

602

540

743

2966

 
  1. a Total Dutch population divided by the total number of primary care practices
  2. b NIVEL 2010 and Dutch national Compass, 2011
  3. c Capacity committee
  4. d urbanization, high: > 1.500 addresses/km2, moderate: 500–1500 addresses/km2, rural: < 500 addresses/km2