Table 2

Details of the patient’s response to the potentially harmful preventable problem and the primary care service involved

Primary care service involvedProblems in last 12 months, n=300All problems analysed,* n=564
 GP surgery211 (70%)395 (70%)
 Dental surgery27 (9%)50 (9%)
 Walk in clinic16 (5%)22 (4%)
 Ambulance/A&E/OOH care16 (5%)28 (5%)
 Pharmacy10 (3%)19 (3%)
 Community or district nursing8 (3%)21 (4%)
 Mental health services6 (1%)8 (1%)
 Opticians4 (1%)5 (1%)
 Physiotherapy (in primary care)2 (1%)5 (1%)
 Missing/nk0 (<1%)11 (2%)