Table 1

Access to DGHs and GPs

25th centile

Popn (%)*

Median

Popn (%)

75th centile

Popn (%)

95th centile

Popn (%)

Maximum


Straight line (km)

DGH

5.4

2.40 (39.3)

11.6

3.97 (65.1)

19.0

5.15 (84.3)

29.0

5.92 (97.1)

50.1

GP surgery

0.6

2.24 (36.8)

1.0

4.17 (68.3)

2.2

5.39 (88.4)

4.4

5.96 (97.7)

9.4

Drive time ('minutes')

DGH

7.1

2.38 (38.9)

13.4

3.93 (64.4)

20.5

5.17 (84.7)

31.6

5.93 (97.2)

48.3

GP surgery

1.0

2.19 (35.9)

1.7

4.00 (65.5)

3.4

5.28 (86.5)

6.3

5.89 (96.5)

13.7


*Population in millions (percent of the total population) living in wards within this distance of their closest DGH and GP

Jordan et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:21   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-21

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