Table.

Main results of patient questionnaire (95 patients)

Question	No of responses
What do you think about your GP teaching medical students at your practice?
Good idea	91
Neutral	4
Bad idea	0
How have you found participating in teaching overall?*
Valuable	62
Neutral	30
Not valuable	2
Do you think that being involved in the teaching has changed your relationship with your GP?
Positive effect	48
No effect	45
Negative effect	0
Don't know	2
Do you think that being involved in the teaching will make a difference to how you are looked after at your GP surgery?*
No difference	63
Don't know	15
Yes, a difference	16
If “yes,” what is the difference due to?
GP knows more about my condition	6
More balanced, working more together	3
More at ease with my GP	2
GP more respectful and sensitive	2
Demonstrated they wanted to give something back	1
Teaching good practice to student doctors	1
GP may look on me as being mentally ill	1
Would you be prepared to take part again in the future?
Yes	86
No	7
Don't know	2
If “no,” what is the reason?
Lack of time	2
Work commitments	2
Left area	1
Not comfortable	1
Bad experience with student	1

GP=general practitioner. 

^*Response missing for one patient.