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Collecting morbidity data in general practice: the Somerset morbidity project

N Pearson1, J O'Brien, H Thomas

  • 1Somerset Health Authority, Taunton.

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|June 15, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Establishing a primary care morbidity database in Somerset proved feasible. The collected data, with high coding accuracy, informed local health service commissioning and purchasing decisions effectively.

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Area of Science:

  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Health Informatics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Primary care data is crucial for understanding local health needs.
  • Effective service commissioning requires accurate and representative morbidity data.
  • Previous efforts lacked comprehensive and continuous data collection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a valid, complete, and representative primary care morbidity database.
  • To utilize collected data for evidence-based local health service commissioning.
  • To assess the feasibility and utility of such a data collection network.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized computerized general practices in Somerset, selected for population representativeness.
  • Recorded all conditions from face-to-face consultations using Read codes and episode types.

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  • Implemented regular data validation and weekly data transfer via modem.

    • Main Results:

    • 11 practices participated, achieving 96.4% coding completeness.
    • Validation showed high accuracy: 94% for episode types and 87% for Read codes.
    • Data influenced health authority purchasing plans and led to contract changes for glue ear surgery.

    Conclusions:

    • Demonstrated the feasibility of a primary care morbidity recording and reporting network.
    • Indicated that the collected data is valuable for evidence-based health service purchasing.
    • Highlighted the potential for improving local health service responsiveness to need.