PHCP referral practice*
| Frequent referral n (%) (weekly or monthly) Total N=109 | Infrequent referral n (%) (>monthly or no referral) Total N=113 | |
| Staff type | ||
| GP (n=28) | 10 (35.7) | 18 (64.3) |
| PN (n=120) | 57 (47.5) | 63 (52.5) |
| ANP (n=57) | 32 (56.1) | 25 (43.9) |
| Other (ECP/NP/Pharm/HCA) (n=17) | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) |
| CPD respiratory qualification | 84 (77.1) | 59 (52.2) |
| Years in practice >10 years† | 65/107 (60.7) | 58/112 (51.8) |
*11/99 online PHCPs specified that they referred to PR but did not specify referral frequency and were removed from this analysis.
†107/109 and 112/113 reported time spent in general practice.
CPD, continuous practice development; ECP, emergency care practitioner; GP, general practitioner; HCA, healthcare assistant; NP, nurse practitioner; PHCP, primary healthcare practitioner; PN, practice nurse; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation.