Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	n
Pharmacists (N= 10)
Sex
Male	3
Female	7
Estimated age, years
31–40	6
41–50	4
Time as qualified pharmacist, years
5–9	4
10–15	3
>15	3
Time working in primary care (for practice-based pharmacists only, N = 6), years
<2	3
2–10	0
>10	3
Job role
Community pharmacist	1
CCG pharmacist	3
Practice-based pharmacist	6
Intervention or usual-care practice
Delivered the 3D Study intervention	8
Working in usual-care practice	2
GPs (N= 13)
Sex
Male	5
Female	8
Estimated age, years
31–40	6
41–50	2
51–60	5
Time as qualified GP, years
<5	3
5–9	4
10–15	3
>15	3
Job role
GP partner	10
Salaried GP	3
Intervention or usual-care practice
Intervention practice	9
Usual care	4

3D Study = a multicentre, cluster-randomised controlled trial of an organisational intervention for people with multimorbidity.¹⁹ CCG = clinical commissioning group.