Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	Number of GPs
Sex
Male	12
Female	13
Years of experience as GP
<5 years	5
5–10 years	10
16–25 years	9
>25 years	1
Specialist hepatology/gastroenterology experience or training
Yes	4
No	21
Size of practice (registered patient population)
<5000	5
5–10 000	9
10 000–15 000	9
>15 000	2
Geographical area
North West London	7
Wessex	8
North East and North Cumbria	5
Yorkshire and Humber	1
Thames Valley and South Midlands	4

GP, general practitioner.