Table 2 Practices’ provision of extended access services by days in different types of service delivery
The number of extended access days | March 2017, N (%) | March 2018, N (%) |
|---|---|---|
The number of GP practices | N = 6208 | N = 6208 |
Number of extended access days (categories) | ||
 0 | 783 (12.6%) | 720 (11.6%) |
 1 | 1134 (18.3%) | 705 (11.4%) |
 2 | 974 (15.7%) | 617 (9.9%) |
 3 | 664 (10.7%) | 462 (7.4%) |
 4 | 473 (7.6%) | 336 (5.4%) |
 5 | 446 (7.2%) | 394 (6.3%) |
 6 | 318 (5.1%) | 467 (7.5%) |
 7 | 1416 (22.8%) | 2507 (40.4%) |
 Averagea | 3.4 (2.5) | 4.3 (2.7) |
Number of extended evening access weekdays (categories) | ||
 0 | 1167 (18.8%) | 968 (15.6%) |
 1 | 1159 (18.7%) | 733 (11.8%) |
 2 | 977 (15.7%) | 636 (10.2%) |
 3 | 543 (8.7%) | 401 (6.5%) |
 4 | 426 (6.9%) | 343 (5.5%) |
 5 | 1936 (31.2%) | 3127 (50.4%) |
 Averagea | 2.6 (1.9) | 3.3 (2.0) |
Number of extended access weekends (categories) | ||
 0 | 3062 (49.3%) | 2239 (36.1%) |
 1 | 1402 (22.6%) | 1163 (18.7%) |
 2 | 1744 (28.1%) | 2806 (45.2%) |
 Averagea | 0.8 (0.9) | 1.1 (0.9) |