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. 2001 Jan 13;322(7278):82–85. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7278.82

Table 4.

What health professionals would do when they don't have an answer to a parent's questions about the second measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. Figures are numbers (percentage of professional group)

Nothing further Refer to a colleague Refer to a community paediatrician Other
General practitioners (n=154) 27 (18) 30 (20) 75 (49) 22 (14)
Health visitors (n=136) 1 (1) 30 (22) 54 (40) 51 (38)
Practice nurses (n=161) 1 (1) 86 (53) 41 (26) 33 (21)
Total (n=451) 29 (6) 146 (32) 170 (38) 106 (24)