Table 1.
Responses to section 1 of the questionnaire
| Question | Primary care (n= 262), n (%) | Cardiology (n= 20), n (%) |
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| What is your position? | ||
| GP | 226 (87) | – |
| GP registrar | 13 (5) | – |
| Nurse | 5 (2) | – |
| Other (foundation doctor/nurse practitioner) | 11 (4) | – |
| Consultant cardiologist | – | 10 (50) |
| Cardiology specialty registrar | – | 9 (45) |
| Nurse specialist | – | 1 (5) |
| Unanswered/illegible | 7 (3) | 0 (0) |
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| Do you have an ECG machine in your practice? | ||
| Yes | 215 (82) | – |
| No | 15 (6) | – |
| Unanswered/illegible | 32 (12) | – |
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| Who performs the ECGs in your practice? | ||
| Nurse | 94 (36) | – |
| Healthcare assistant | 78 (30) | – |
| Both nurse and healthcare assistant | 43 (16) | – |
| Doctor | 5 (2) | – |
| Other | 2 (1) | – |
| Unanswered/illegible | 40 (15) | – |
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| How many ECGs do you interpret per week? | ||
| ≤1 | 153 (58) | 2 (10) |
| 2–5 | 82 (31) | 1 (5) |
| 6–10 | 8 (3) | 3 (15) |
| >10 | 2 (1) | 14 (70) |
| Unanswered/illegible | 17 (6) | 0 (0) |
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| How comfortable do you feel with ECG interpretation? | ||
| Very comfortable | 6 (2) | 12 (60) |
| Fairly comfortable | 112 (43) | 8 (40) |
| Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable | 42 (16) | 0 |
| Fairly uncomfortable | 67 (26) | 0 |
| Very uncomfortable | 13 (5) | 0 |
| Unanswered/illegible | 22 (8) | 0 |
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| Do you feel there is a need for a rapid (same-day) ECG reporting service? | ||
| Yes | 194 (74) | 12 (60) |
| No | 42 (16) | 7 (35) |
| Unanswered/illegible | 26 (10) | 1 (5) |
ECG = electrocardiogram.