Table 3.

Key informant characteristics

Participant no.	Gender	Age (years)	National Health Service level Local*/regional†/national‡ (England)	Time in post (years)	Direct contact with general practices	Interview or focus group
P2	F	>30–≤50	Local	≤2 years	Y	Interview
P4	F	>50	Regional	>2	Y	Interview
P8	F	>30–≤50	Local	≤2	Y	Interview
P17	F	>50	National	>2	N	Interview
P23	F	>50	Local and regional	>2	Y	Interview
P24	M	>50	Local and regional	>2	N	Focus group
P25	F	>30–≤50	Local and regional	>2	Y	Focus group
P26	M	>30–≤50	National and regional	>2	Y	Focus group
P27	M	>50	Local and regional	>2	Y	Focus group
P28	F	>50	National and regional	>2	Y	Focus group
P31	M	>50	National and regional	>2	N	Interview

*Local: working at individual Clinical Commissioning Group level.

†Regional: working across Clinical Commissioning Groups or regional body.

‡National: representative of/working on national body.