Table 2.

Details of participating patients

Patient number	Sex	Age, years	Main chronic illness	Ethnicity	Occupation	Years known the GP for
1	Male	85	Coronary heart disease	White British	Retired manager	5
2	Male	65	Parkinson's disease	White Australian	Rabbi	3
3	Female	59	Fibromyalgia	White British	Retired estate agent	5
4	Female	69	Chronic back pain	White British	Retired cleaner	6
5	Male	77	Stroke	White British	Retired builder	10
6	Female	51	Chronic pain	White British	Retired nurse	11
7	Female	43	Bipolar disorder	White British	Career adviser	14
8	Female	69	Generalised anxiety disorder	White British	Retired book binder	20
9	Male	52	Depression	Black British	Tunnel miner	20
10	Male	39	Alcoholism	White British	Builder	20
11	Female	51	Depression	White British	Retired healthcare assistant	N/A
12	Female	77	Stroke	White British	Retired cook	8
13	Female	71	Arthritis	White British	Retired cleaner	10
14	Female	56	Depression	White British	Hairdresser	N/A

N/A = data unavailable.