Table 5

Average achievement on each process indicator for England and differences from England for other countries (99% confidence intervals)

Indicator
England (%)
Scotland % point difference from England (99% CI)
Wales % point difference from England (99% CI)
Northern Ireland % point difference from England (99% CI)

Simple process measures




CHD smoking status recorded
95.0
0.5 (0.1 to 0.9)
-0.3 (-1.0 to 0.4)
1.1 (0.4 to 1.7)
Stroke smoking status recorded
92.6
1.5 (0.8 to 2.2)
-0.6 (-1.8 to 0.7)
2.0 (1.1 to 3.0)
BP smoking status recorded
94.2
1.2 (0.7 to 1.6)
0.4 (-0.4 to 1.0)
0.7 (0.1 to 1.3)
Diabetes smoking status recorded
96.0
1.4 (1.0 to 1.8)
-0.4 (-1.1 to 0.2)
1.3 (0.8 to 1.8)





CHD – blood pressure recorded
96.6
-1.1 (-1.5 to -0.7)
-0.2 (-0.7 to 0.2)
0.3 (-0.2 to 0.8)
Stroke – blood pressure recorded
94.9
-0.3 (-0.9 to 2.5)
-0.9 (-1.9 to -0.0)
1.0 (0.2 to 1.6)
BP – blood pressure recorded
90.2
-1.3 (-1.9 to -0.7)
-0.0 (-0.9 to 0.7)
1.4 (0.5 to 2.3)
Diabetes – blood pressure recorded
97.1
0.6 (0.3 to 0.9)
0.7 (-0.4 to 0.4)
0.9 (0.5 to 1.2)





CHD – cholesterol recorded
90.3
-1.4 (-2.3 to -0.5)
-0.7 (-1.9 to 0.4)
1.2 (0.1 to 2.3)
Stroke – cholesterol recorded
84.1
0.9 (-0.3 to 2.3)
-2.7 (-4.9 to -0.5)
3.0 (1.1 to 4.7)
Diabetes – cholesterol recorded
92.9
1.5 (0.9 to 2.0)
-0.1 (-1.1 to 0.8)
1.8 (1.1 to 2.5)





Diabetes-record of Body Mass Index
90.8
2.9 (2.4 to 3.3)
1.1 (0.4 to 1.8)
1.6 (0.7 to 2.4)
Diabetes-record of HbA1c
94.6
1.6 (1.2 to 2.0)
-0.7 (-1.3 to -0.5)
1.8 (1.4 to 2.2)
Diabetes – creatinine recorded
93.2
1.3 (0.4 to 1.9)
-0.7 (-1.7 to 0.2)
0.3 (-0.6 to 1.3)





Complex process measures




Diabetes – retinal screening recorded
83.8
2.7 (1.5 to 3.8)
-2.9 (-4.9 to -0.7)
-0.2 (-2.3 to 0.7)
Diabetes – peripheral pulses recorded
79.4
5.0 (3.6 to 6.3)
-4.8 (-7.6 to -2.3)
1.9 (-0.8 to 4.3)
Diabetes – neuropathy testing recorded
78.1
4.6 (3.1 to 6.1)
-7.7 (-10.9 to -4.5)
2.0 (-0.6 to 4.3)

Note: Bold type = significant at P < 0.01

McLean et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:74   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-74