Table 2 Data summary—referrals received by DVA service providers from general practices and new DVA cases’ recorded identification by general practices

Number of practices for which DVA service funded

33 (50%)

39 (100%)

37 (100%)

35 (100%)

61 (100%)

Number of practices excluded (reasons)

2 (6%) (both trained—1 closed, 1 missing list size data)

9 (23%) (6 untrained; 3 trained—2 missing training dates, 1 very irregular list size data)

5 (13%) (5 untrained)

12 (34%) (11 untrained; 1 trained—very irregular list size data)

27 (44%) (27 untrained)

Number of practices included

31 (94%)

30 (77%)

32 (87%)

23 (66%)

34 (56%)

Observation period (number of days)

15 November 2012 to 31 March 2017 (1598)

14 March 2013 to 31 March 2017 (1479)

02 October 2013 to 31 March 2017 (1277)

29 January 2014 to 31 March 2017 (1158)

01 January 2014 to 31 December 2015 (730*)

First session delivery date

15 November 2013

14 March 2014

02 October 2014

29 January 2015

15 May 2014

Number of referrals received by DVA service providers from general practices

278

270

394

123

41

Number of referrals excluded (reason)

13 (5%) (1 on same day as training; 12 from untrained practices or from two excluded practices—as above)

7 (3%) (3 on same day as training; 1 from an excluded practice; 3 from practices outside of Camden)

0 (0%)

3 (2%) (2 from untrained practices; 1 from an unknown practice)

22 (54%) (20 from untrained practice; 2 from unknown practices)

Mean no. of referrals per day (variance)

0.005 (0.006)

0.006 (0.006)

0.01 (0.01)

0.005 (0.005)

0.0008 (0.0008)

Number of new DVA cases recorded identification by general practices

–

–

2808

–

2260

Number of DVA identification codes excluded (reason)

–

265 (2 on same day as training; 19 no accompanying date provided; 244 from excluded practices)

–

913 (4 no accompanying date provided; 909 from excluded practices)

Mean no. of new DVA cases identified per day (variance)

–

–

0.064 (0.071)

–

0.03 (0.03)