Table 3. Participant demographic data.

Demographics		Pharmacists (n = 24)		Physiotherapists (n = 18)		Total (n = 42)
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Years qualified in profession	≤5	2	8.3	0	0	2	4.8
	6–10	7	29.2	1	5.5	8	19.0
	11–15	4	16.7	3	16.7	7	16.7
	16–20	5	20.8	3	16.7	8	19.0
	>21	6	25	11	61.1	17	40.5
Time qualified as independent prescriber	≤12 months	7	29.2	5	27.8	12	28.6
	>12 months	17	70.8	13	72.2	30	71.4
Home nation in which they qualified	England	23	95.8	18	100	41	97.6
	Scotland	1	4.2	0	0	1	2.4
	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0
Main practice area	Primary Care	3	12.5	5	27.8	8	19.0
	Secondary care	21	87.5	6	33.3	27	64.3
	Community	0	0	5	27.8	5	11.9
	style="border-bottom:thick"Other	0	0	Private practice 1 Mental health services for older people 1	11.1	2	4.8
Secondary practice areas	Primary Care	0	0	1	5.5	1	2.4
	Secondary care	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Community	1	4.2	4	22.2	5	11.9
	Other	0	0	Private practice 1 Out-patients 1	11.1	2	4.8
Active prescriber	Yes	20	83.3	11	61.1	31	73.8
	No	4	16.7	7	38.9	11	26.2
Average number of prescriptions written per week*	<5	5	20.8	7	38.9	12	28.6
	6–15	7	29.2	3	16.7	10	23.8
	16–25	2	8.3	1	5.5	3	7.1
	26–35	3	12.5	0	0	3	7.1
	36–45	1	4.2	0	0	1	2.4
	>46	2	8.3	0	0	2	4.8
Type of practice§	Generalist	10	41.7	7	38.9	17	40.5
	Specialist	13	54.2	11	61.1	24	57.1
Specialities listed		Anticoagulation		Critical care and respiratory
		Antimicrobials
		MSK and pain
		Clinical research/cardiology		Pain Management (n = 2)
				Pain management and community acquired infections
		Critical care
		Diabetes and Hypertension
				Persistent pain
		Heart Failure		Respiratory
		Infections		Rheumatology
		Mental Health		Spinal orthopaedic services
		Nephrology
		Neuro-developmental disorders		Stroke
Stroke/Neurology
		Osteoporosis
		Palliative care
		Respiratory Medicine