Publisher's Synopsis
The report is the third in a series of morbidity and treatment data derived from the General Practice Research Database. The database holds anonymised patient-based clinical records submitted regularly by general practices. Data from 211 practices and 1.4 million patients are analysed here, representing 2.6 per cent of the population of England and Wales. Key features:* Analysis of morbidity and treatment of data, including time trends, in England and Wales. Statistics from general practice provide a powerful source of information about public health issues, including disease prevalence and the demand for health care. This report contains data not available elsewhere in such a comprehensive form. It should therefore, be invaluable to those involved in service planning, assessing health needs and other public health research. The report extends the analyses previously published through presenting longer time trends, a wider range of disease management issues, and variations in morbidity and treatment by deprivation category
