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General Practice Inequalities Datapacks

Strong primary care is associated with more equitable health outcomes. A key role of commissioners is to ensure the equitable distribution of resources across the system at the ICB level for the East of England. We present the latest NHS primary care data, using Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) to examine inequalities existing in primary care access, experience and outcome.

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Exploring the impact of dispensing practices on equity in NHS payments to general practices

General practices serving the most deprived populations receive less funding per weighted patient than those serving the least deprived. Here we show that this inequality is driven by a higher concentration of dispensing practices in more affluent areas.

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What does the latest GP Patient Survey tell us about socio-economic inequalities in general practice?

Overall patient satisfaction with general practice has improved slightly according to the GP Patient Survey 2024, but remains substantially lower than pre-pandemic levels. Patient satisfaction is not the same across the country. Read more to understand inequalities in patient satisfaction from the latest data.

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Do practices with more funding employ more staff and achieve better patient satisfaction?

Previous research has shown an association between funding and patient experience; practices receiving less funding have lower levels of patient satisfaction. Our work explores how funding, workforce and patient experience are related.

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NHS payments to practices in the East of England

In this resource, we explore structural inequalities in primary care at the ICB level in the East of England. We provide data on NHS payments to GP surgeries, payments per weighted patient and patient satisfaction, showing differences across socioeconomic groups.

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Structural inequalities in primary care – the facts and figures

The factors determining the quality and quantity of primary care services vary across England. Here we analyse practice level data relating to the supply, demand, and need for primary care, according to the socioeconomic status of the patients served.

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