Coverage of general practitioners

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Welfare and Health, Social Statistics
Emilie Rune Hegelund

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Coverage of general practitioners 2023

The purpose of the statistics Coverage of general practitioners is to shed light on geographical differences in the coverage of general practitioners in Denmark. The statistics are used to compare different municipality groups' coverage of general practitioners and gain insight into which geographical areas show signs of a shortage of general practitioners. The statistics are newly developed and cover the period from 2015 and onwards. The statistics are comparable throughout the period.

Statistical presentation

Coverage of general practitioners is an annual measurement of the coverage of general practitioners stated in number of people per medical capacity. A medical capacity is an administrative unit which is used to regulate the supply of general medical services under the National Health Insurance. According to the agreement about general practice, a capacity must be able to handle approximately 1,600 registered group 1 insured persons. The statistics are grouped by municipality groups.

Statistical processing

Data for these statistics are collected yearly from the Danish Health Data Authority's key figures for general practice and population statistics. Collected data are not further validated. Instead, collected data are merged, and the information about the number of people per medical capacity is calculated for each municipality to the final statistical output.

Relevance

The statistics are relevant for professionals, analysts and other interested parties as a basis for elucidation and in-depth analyses of geographical differences in the coverage of general practitioners in Denmark.

Accuracy and reliability

The statistics are a good measure of the coverage of general practitioners in the country's municipalities since the registration of medical capacities presumably is complete as it is used to regulate the supply of general medical services under the National Health Service. The population statistics only have a minor uncertainty due to the lack of registration of illegal immigrants and delayed registration of emigrants. Revisions are not expected.

Timeliness and punctuality

These statistics are published within 5 months after the end of the reference period. Publications are released on time as stated in the release calendar.

Comparability

The statistics are newly developed and cover the period from 2015 and onwards. The statistics are comparable throughout the period.

Accessibility and clarity

In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject Consultations of physicians. For further information, go to the subject page.