TOP 10 CONDITIONS - GP AND PRACTICE NURSE

The chart below shows the estimated contact rates (per 1,000 population) for the ten most common conditions, for GP and practice nurse contacts combined. Estimates are standardised by age, gender and deprivation. These analyses are grouped using Read Code Groupings (RCGs)

The data show that the condition patients most commonly consulted the GP or practice nurse for in the year 2006/07 was hypertension. More than half of these contacts were with practice nurses (it is the most popular condition to see a practice nurse for). When looking at GP contacts only, the ranking would be quite different ('Digestive/abdominal symptoms & signs' does then end up at the top).

Top-10 lists are provided for all disciplines separately for 2003/04 to 2006/07 in Excel format (232KB).

Top 10 conditions ¹ ranked on GP and practice nurse (PN) combined contact rates ² per 1,000 population ³; 2006/07 ⁴

¹ Includes signs and symptoms (S&S) that do not necessarily have a confirmed diagnosis, classified according to body system. Classified using ISD's Read Code Groupings (RCGs)
² Based on 45 PTI practices that submitted complete PTI data for the year ending 31 March 2007.
³ Population source: Community Health Index (CHI) record, as at 30 September 2006.
⁴ District nurse and health visitor data is not available for the financial year 2006/07.
⁵ NEC= Not Elsewhere Classified.
⁶ Excluding infections and malignancies.
⁷ Excluding acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute laryngitis & tracheitis
⁸ Excluding meningococcal, skin, respiratory & urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis, & osteomyelitis.
⁹ Excluding influenza, pneumonia, acute bronchitis, acute bronchiolitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic disease of tonsils & adenoids & malignancies.

Note: Following a substantial review of PTI data and subsequent revisions to the methodology for all PTI analyses, direct comparisons with figures produced prior to 27th March 2007 are not valid.  See the Note of Revisions for further information.

Source: Practice Team Information (PTI), ISD Scotland (last updated 25 March 2008)

Related information:
Excel version of data for this chart and comparable data for all disciplines for 2003/04 to 2006/07   (232KB)