Does the underprivileged area index work?
The underprivileged area index was developed by Jarman to identify areas with the greatest need for general practitioner services and where general practitioners were under the greatest pressure. We found that in wards that scored the worst on the underprivileged area index the doctor:patient ratios were the highest. We suggest that the index needs to be used with other indicators to identify variations in need in small areas.
D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011320:Primary Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000078329:Workforce