Table 6 |
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ONS rurality and remoteness from primary and secondary care |
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|
Rural |
Rural fringe |
Urban |
No classification |
Total wards |
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|
|
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All wards |
253 (18%) |
154 (11%) |
1031 (71%) |
10 (1%) |
1448 (100%) |
|
GPs |
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|
Remote (3 km) |
117 (53%) |
14 (6%) |
84 (38%) |
6 (3%) |
221 (100%) |
|
Remote (5 km) |
20 (53%) |
4 (10%) |
12 (32%) |
2 (5%) |
38 (100%) |
|
Remote (7 km) |
5 (71%) |
1 (14%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (14%) |
7 (100%) |
|
Hospitals |
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|
Remote (20 km) |
126 (39%) |
36 (11%) |
158 (49%) |
4 (1%) |
324 (100%) |
|
Remote (25 km) |
69 (43%) |
8 (5%) |
81 (51%) |
2 (1%) |
162 (100%) |
|
Remote (30 km) |
30 (49%) |
1 (2%) |
28 (46%) |
2 (3%) |
61 (100%) |
|
Remote (35 km) |
17 (59%) |
0 (0%) |
12 (41%) |
0 (0%) |
29 (100%) |
|
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Jordan et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:21 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-21 |
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