title: General practice. Variations enigma.
abstract: A study of general practice involving 23 health authorities and 2,270 practices completed last year, revealed considerable variations across England and Wales. Single-handed practices account for an average of 29 per cent of all those in the study. The majority of HAs had no practices linked to NHSnet. More than half the practices offered early morning surgeries, and many also offered appointments after six o'clock.
authors.affiliation: Sunderland North Primary Care Group.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014852:Wales