Table 1. Demographic characteristics of practitioners.
| Practitioner grade | n | % |
| General Practitioner Principal | 36 | 46.8 |
| Salaried General Practitioner | 20 | 26.0 |
| Locum General Practitioner | 4 | 5.2 |
| *General Practice Trainee | 8 | 11.2 |
| *Foundation Year 2 General Practitioner | 2 | 2.6 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | 4 | 5.2 |
| Not recorded | 2 | 2.6 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 30 | 39.0 |
| Male | 45 | 58.4 |
| Not specified | 2 | 2.6 |
| Age, median (IQR) n = 68 | 48 | 37.5 to 59.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| South Asian | 59 | 76.6 |
| White | 9 | 11.7 |
| Arab | 3 | 3.9 |
| Not Stated | 6 | 7.8 |
| Country of Qualification | ||
| UK | 30 | 39.0 |
| India | 28 | 36.4 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 7.8 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2.6 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1.3 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1.3 |
| Italy | 1 | 1.3 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1.3 |
| West Indies | 1 | 1.3 |
| Not Stated | 6 | 7.8 |
*training grade of family medicine/general practice see www.mmc.nhs.uk/ for further details.