Table.

Characteristics of participants in focus groups. Values are numbers of participants

Sampling criteria	Service users (n=35)*	General practitioners (n=24)†	Clinical governance leads (n=18)‡
Age:
18-40	14	1	5
41-60	14	23	13
>60	7	0	0
Sex:
Male	18	18	14
Female	17	6	4
Location:
Urban	18	10	10
Rural or semirural	17	14	8

^*Socioeconomic status was A or B (n=7), C1 or C2 (n=16), or D or E (n=12); education was postgraduate (n=4), degree (n=6), A level (n=9), O level (n=5), none (n=11); and time registered with general practitioner was <5 years (n=15), 5-15 years (n=7), >15 years (n=13). 

^†Four participants were in singlehanded practice, 6 in small practice, 11 in medium sized practice, and 3 in large practice. Seven of 24 were approved trainers. 

^‡Seven participants worked in primary care group and 11 in primary care trust.