Long-term trends in English general practice consultation rates from 1995 to 2021: a retrospective analysis of two electronic health records databases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although primary care is central to healthcare provision, inconsistent methods and data sources mean that relatively little is known about long-term trends in general practice consultation rates. We aimed to explore long-term trends in English general practice consultation rates using two electronic health records databases, Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum, from 1995 to 2021.

Methods

Consultations were identified and classified using a set of rules and code lists. Consultation rates were calculated as the ratio of the count of consultations and the registration duration. We used negative binomial regression to model the relationship between the number of consultations and the patient's age, sex and year from each database. These models are then

SUBMITTER: Wyatt S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature