Baseline demographics of phase 2 participants
| Phase 2 survey (n=233) | ||||
| Conference (n=134) (%) | Online (n=99) (%) | Total (n=233) (%) | ||
| Primary healthcare practitioner role | General practitioner (GP) | 18 (13.4) | 11 (11.1) | 29 (12.5) |
| Advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) | 25 (18.7) | 32 (32.3) | 57 (24.5) | |
| Practice nurse (PN) | 85 (63.4) | 44 (44.5) | 129 (55.4) | |
| Emergency care practitioner (ECP) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1) | 2 (0.9) | |
| Pharmacist | – | 4 (4) | 4 (1.7) | |
| Healthcare assistant (HCA) | – | 1 (1) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Other | 5 (3.7) | 6 (6.1) | 11 (4.7)) | |
| Total responses | 134/134 (100) | 99/99 (100) | 233/233 (100) | |
| Sex | Female | 115 (91.3) | 92 (92.9) | 207 (92) |
| Male | 11 (8.7) | 7 (7.1) | 18 (8) | |
| Total responses | 126/134 (94) | 99/99 (100) | 225/233 (96.6) | |
| Age (years) | 18–29 | 5 (3.8) | 2 (2) | 7 (3.0) |
| 30–39 | 32 (24) | 11 (11.1) | 43 (18.5) | |
| 40–49 | 36 (27.1) | 40 (40.4) | 76 (32.8) | |
| 50–59 | 49 (36.8) | 40 (40.4) | 89 (38.4) | |
| 60+ | 11 (8.3) | 6 (6.1) | 17 (7.3) | |
| Total responses | 133/134 (99.3) | 99/99 (100) | 232/233 (99.6) | |
| Ethnicity | White British | 112 (84.2) | 87 (87.9) | 199 (85.7) |
| White other | 8 (6) | 4 (4.1) | 12 (5.2) | |
| Asian/Asian British | 7 (5.3) | 3 (3) | 10 (4.3) | |
| Mixed multiple ethnic groups | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2) | 3 (1.3) | |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 2 (1.4) | – | 2 (0.9) | |
| Other ethnic group | 3 (2.4) | 3 (3) | 6 (2.6) | |
| Total responses | 133/134 (99.3) | 99/99 (100) | 232/233 (99.6) | |
| Practice geographical location | Scotland | 1 (0.8) | 3 (3) | 4 (1.7) |
| England North East and West | 31 (23.6) | 15 (15.1) | 46 (20) | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 (6.1) | 6 (6.1) | 14 (6) | |
| Midlands (East and West) | 20 (15.3) | 16 (16.1) | 36 (15.8) | |
| East of England | 23 (17.5) | 18 (18.2) | 41 (17.8) | |
| Wales | 31 (23.6) | – | 31 (13.5) | |
| London | 3 (2.4) | 6 (6.1) | 9 (3.9) | |
| South (East and West) | 14 (10.7) | 35 (35.4) | 49 (21.3) | |
| Total responses | 131/134 (97.8) | 99/99 (100) | 230/233 (98.7) | |
| Years in general practice | <5 | 39 (29.9) | 23 (23.2) | 62 (27) |
| 6–10 | 26 (19.8) | 25 (25.3) | 51 (22.2) | |
| 11–15 | 18 (13.7) | 18 (18.2) | 36 (15.7) | |
| 16–20 | 22 (16.8) | 14 (14.1) | 36 (15.7) | |
| 21+ | 26 (19.8) | 19 (19.2) | 45 (19.4) | |
| Total responses | 131/134 (97.8) | 99/99 (100) | 230/233 (98.7) | |
| Currently see patients with COPD | Acute management | 9 (6.7) | 5 (5) | 14 (6) |
| Chronic management | 30 (22.6) | 26 (26.3) | 56 (24) | |
| Acute and chronic management | 81 (60.9) | 67 (67.6) | 148 (64) | |
| Don’t see patients with COPD | 13 (9.8) | 1 (1) | 14 (6) | |
| Total responses | 133/134 (99.3) | 99/99 (100) | 232/233 (99.6) | |
| CPD respiratory qualifications* | None | 62 (46.3) | 19 (19.2) | 81 (34.8) |
| COPD diploma | 28 (20.9) | 50 (50.5) | 78 (33.5) | |
| Asthma diploma | 38 (28.4) | 52 (50.5) | 90 (38.6) | |
| ARTP Spiro | 34 (25.4) | 40 (40.4) | 74 (31.8) | |
| Other | 16 (11.9) | 26 (26.3) | 42 (18) | |
| >1 qualification | 32 (23.9) | 51 (51.5) | 83 (35.6) | |
| Total responses | 210 | 238 | 448 | |
| Reported PR referral practice | Yes (frequency not specified) | – | 11 (11.1) | 11 (4.7) |
| Weekly | 16 (12) | 32 (32.3) | 48 (20.7) | |
| Monthly | 40 (30.1) | 21 (21.2) | 61 (26.3) | |
| <Monthly | 43 (32.3) | 29 (29.3) | 72 (31) | |
| None | 34 (25.6) | 6 (6.1) | 40 (17.3) | |
| Total | 133/134 (99.3) | 99/99 (100) | 232/233 (99.6) | |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPD, continuous practice development; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation.