Table 4.
Practice and GP demographics
| Practice | GP | Interviews | Claimed use of eCDS | ||||||||
| Region ID | Size | GPs (n) | Setting | GP ID | Gender | Years registered | Status | Research lead | Sessions/ week |
n (months from set-up) | First follow-up Second/third follow-up |
| East Practice 1 |
5000–9999 | 7 | Urban | GP3_D | Female | <5 | Registrar | No | 4–6 | 2 (4:8) |
A little bit Once |
| GP6_D | Male | 20–25 | Partner | Yes | 4–6 | 1 (18) |
Once or twice | ||||
| Northeast Practice 2 |
1000–4999 | 2 | Rural | GP5_D | Female | 10–15 | Partner | Yes | <3 | 2 (19:25) |
Not used Couple of times |
| Northeast Practice 3 |
10 000+ | 5 | Rural | GP8_D | Female | 26–30 | Partner and trainer | No | 7–8 | 1 (19) | A little bit |
| GP9_D | Female | 26–30 | Partner and trainer | No | 4–6 | 1 (19) | Not used | ||||
| East Practice 4 |
10 000+ | 4 | Urban | GP2_E | Male | 10–15 | Partner | No | 7–8 | 1 (3) | Not known |
| GP7_E | Female | 20–25 | Partner | Yes | 7–8 | 1 (16) |
Used initially, until NICE NG12 released | ||||
| East Practice 5 |
1000–4999 | 2 | Urban | GP1_D | Female | 20–25 | Partner and trainer | Yes | 10 | 3 (2:6:11) |
Three to four Not used/a few |
| East Practice 6 |
1000–4999 | 2 | Urban | GP4_E | Male | 10–15 | Partner | Yes | <3 | 2 (7:15) |
Two or three Quite often |
eCDS, electronic clinical decision support; GP, general practitioner; NICE, National Institute for Clinical Excellence.