Participant and practice characteristics
| GP characteristics | n=47 |
| N | |
| Sex (female) | 33 |
| Age | |
| 20–29 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 12 |
| 40–49 | 20 |
| 50–59 | 14 |
| Group | |
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 |
| Years since qualified | |
| <10 | 19 |
| No of sessions contracted per week | |
| <5 sessions (mean actual hours worked) | 12 (15) |
| >5 sessions (mean actual hours worked) | 32 (38) |
| Fully retired | 3 |
| Mean size of practice | 12 624 |
| Range | 3600–37 000 |
| Employment status | |
| Partner | 17 |
| Salaried | 11 |
| Locum | 5 |
| Registrar | 4 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Sick leave | 5 |
| More than one role | 2 |
GP, general practitioner.