Table 3.

Demographics of practitioners

Practitioner	Role	Age	Gender	Number of years qualified
1	Practice Assistant, VERAH (Care Assistants in General Practice (Versorgungsassistentin in der Hausarztpraxis, VERAH))	55	Female	40
2	Practice Assistant, VERAH	43	Female	11
3	Practice Assistant, Case Manager	46	Female	26
4	Primary care physician	49	Female	19
5	Primary care physician	63	Male	23
6	Primary care physician	59	Female	14
7	Primary care physician	58	Female	27