Table 4.

Types of issues discussed

Issue type/description	Frequency	%
Physical
Discussion or reference to physical symptoms	534	31.4
Emotional/psychological
Psychological or emotional dimensions or consequences of the problem	97	5.7
Social
The consequences of the problem on the patient’s normal social roles or activities	58	3.4
Administrative
Requests for letters and sick notes; making referrals for further consultations; making repeat appointments	74	4.4
Medication related
Relating to any existing medication, prescription, or administration of new medication	402	23.7
Order/refer for tests
Raising or resolving the need for tests or investigations to be done beyond the current consultation	117	6.9
Discuss test results
Issues that follow up test results, investigations, or treatments (other than medication) that were performed before the consultation	114	6.7
Behavioural health prevention
Information given or sought relating to patient-actioned prevention, self-management, or risk management behaviours	216	12.7
Medicalised health prevention
Information given or sought relating to GP-actioned patient prevention, self-management, or risk management issues	125	7.4