Table 1 Demographic features of participants and characteristics of study sites
Participant characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Total number of participants | 22 |
Sex | |
 Male | 12 |
 Female | 10 |
Medical training | |
 Average time post-qualification (years) | 18 |
 Range of qualification time [median] (years) | 1–30 [19] |
Study site characteristics | |
 Region of practice | |
  Thames Valley and South Midlands | 9 |
  London | 4 |
  North East and North Cumbria | 8 |
 Number of patients registered to practice, mean | 14,522 (3600–40,000) |
 Practice setting | |
  Urban | 7 |
  Suburban | 1 |
  Rural | 5 |
  Mixed | 8 |