Table 3

GP views on discharge letter (n=59)

	Group A		Group B		Group C		Group D		p Value*
	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	p Value*
Immediate discharge letter
Timely
Yes	11	100.0	1	5.6	16	100.0	0	0.0	<0.001
No	0	0.0	17	94.4	0	0.0	13	92.9
Unsure	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	7.14
Satisfaction
Very satisfied	0	0.0			8	50.0			<0.001
Satisfied	4	36.4			6	37.5
Neutral	0	0.0			2	12.5
Dissatisfied	7	63.6			0	0.0
Would prescribe
Yes	3	27.3	3	16.7	4	25.0	1	7.1	0.51
No	4	36.4	11	61.1	5	31.2	8	57.1
Unsure	4	36.4	4	22.2	7	43.8	5	35.7
Would request investigation
Yes	8	72.7	10	55.6	16	100.0	3	21.4	<0.001
No	2	18.2	3	16.7	0	0.0	8	57.1
Unsure	1	9.1	5	27.8	0	0.0	3	21.4
Would make a referral
Yes	4	36.4	2	11.1	5	31.2	1	7.1	0.38
No	5	45.4	10	55.6	9	56.3	10	71.4
Unsure	2	18.2	6	33.3	2	12.5	3	21.4
Would schedule another appointment
Yes	1	9.1	9	50.0	5	31.2	9	64.3	0.03
No	10	90.9	9	50.0	11	68.8	5	35.7	0.03
Delayed discharge letter
Satisfaction			0	0.0			4	28.6	0.03
Very satisfied			7	38.9			8	57.1
Satisfied			2	11.1			0	0.0
Neutral			6	33.3			1	7.1
Dissatisfied			3	16.7			1	7.1
Very dissatisfied
Would prescribe
Yes			9	50.0			7	50.0	0.06
No			6	33.3			1	7.1
Unsure			0	0.0			4	28.6
No response			3	16.7			2	14.3
Would request investigation
Yes			15	83.3			11	78.6	0.54
No response			3	16.7			3	21.4	0.54
Would make a referral
Yes			6	33.3			3	21.4	0.22
No			4	22.2			8	57.1
Unsure			5	27.8			1	7.1
No response			3	16.7			2	14.3
Would schedule another appointment
Yes			2	11.1			2	14.3	0.60
No			16	88.9			12	85.7	0.60