Table 1

The distribution of participant (N=24) and practice (N=18) characteristics

Participant characteristic	Category	%	n (N=24)
Professional role	Healthcare assistant	29.2	7
	Nursing associate	4.2	1
	General practice nurse	50.0	12
	Advanced nurse practitioner	16.7	4
Age	20–29	4.2	1
	30–39	16.7	4
	40–49	25.0	6
	50–59	45.8	11
	60–69	8.3	2
Gender	Female	91.7	22
Gender	Male	8.3	2
Ethnicity	Asian or Asian British	12.5	3
	Black, African, Caribbean or black British	4.2	1
	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups	4.2	1
	White	79.2	19
Total years worked in healthcare	Median	19 (range 1–34)
Total years worked in general practice	Median	6 (range 1–24)
Hours worked per week	Mean	27 (range 10–37.5)
Practice characteristic	Category	%	n (N=18)
Practice setting	Urban	27.8	5
	Suburban	55.6	10
	Rural	16.7	3
Practice size	Small (<5000 patients)	11.1%	2
	Medium (5000–15 000 patients)	55.6%	10
	Large (>15 000 patients)	33.3%	6
Number of patients	Mean	13 500 (range 2000–30 000)