Sociodemographic characteristics of clinicians in the study
| Variable | N | Area 1 | Area 2 | Area 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialism, N | ||||
| Primary care | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Oncology | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Surgery | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Gender, N | ||||
| Male | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Female | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Years in post, mean (SD) | ||||
| Primary care | 10 | 11.4 (8.8) | 9.7 (11.7) | 8.5 (9.5) |
| Oncology | 7 | 12.2 (5.8) | 11.7 (5.0) | 14.0 (0.0) |
| Surgery | 7 | 9.3 (2.1) | 17.0 (0.0) | 12.0 (9.2) |
| Years in specialty, mean (SD) | ||||
| Primary care | 10 | 18.8 (5.0) | 15.3 (6.8) | 12.2 (6.5) |
| Oncology | 7 | 20.7 (9.8) | 10.5 (0.7) | 14.0 (0.0) |
| Surgery | 7 | 11.7 (5.7) | 17.0 (0.0) | 12.5 (8.4) |
| GP surgery SES profile,* N | ||||
| Low deprivation (IMD 8–10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Medium (IMD 4–7) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| High deprivation (IMD 1–3) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
*For 10 GPs interviewed, based on the IMD profile of the area.22
GP, general practitioner; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.