Does the Underprivileged Area Index Work?

Overview

Journal Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1985 Sep 14

PMID 3929909

Citations 11

Authors

R Leavey

J Wood

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Abstract

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.

Citing Articles

Rationale for the new GP deprivation payment scheme in England: effects of moving from electoral ward to enumeration district underprivileged area scores.

Bajekal M, Alves B, Jarman B, Hurwitz B Br J Gen Pract. 2001; 51(467):451-5.

PMID: 11407049 PMC: 1314025.

General practitioner deprivation payments in Northern Ireland: is the current system equitable?.

OReilly D, Steele K Ulster Med J. 1999; 67(2):99-103.

PMID: 9885545 PMC: 2449005.

More equitable systems for allocating general practice deprivation payments: financial consequences.

OReilly D, Steele K Br J Gen Pract. 1998; 48(432):1405-7.

PMID: 9800399 PMC: 1313134.

Relation between night visit rates and deprivation measures in one general practice.

Carlisle R, Johnstone S, Pearson J BMJ. 1993; 306(6889):1383-5.

PMID: 8518606 PMC: 1677798. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.306.6889.1383.

Deprivation payments.

Hobbs R BMJ. 1993; 306(6877):534-5.

PMID: 8461763 PMC: 1677167. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.306.6877.534.