By completing this questionnaire, you consent to the pseudonymised use of your answers for scientific research. Do you agree?
	Yes
	No
Section A. Background: about you and your practice.
1	Which role best describes your professional background?
	Doctor
	Pharmacist
	Nurse/Nurse practitioner
	Dietitian
	Health care assistant
	Paramedic
	Other, please specify
2	Do you have a special interest in diabetes?
	Yes
	No
3	How old were you on your last birthday?
	<leave open ended>
	Prefer not to say
4	What is your sex?
	Female
	Male
	Prefer not to say
5	How would you describe your practice population?
	More affluent
	Average or mixed
	More deprived
6	How would you describe your ethnicity?
	White
	Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups
	Asian/British Asian
	Black/African/Caribbean/Black British
	Arab
	Other, please describe your ethnicity in your own words
	Prefer not to say
7	During the course of the pandemic, have you worked in out-of-hours services with face to face service provision?
	Yes
	No
8	During the course of the pandemic, have you worked in a COVID hot hub or other service providing face to face assessment of people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection?
	Yes
	No
9	Have you had an illness episode typical of COVID-19 (i.e. Dry cough, high temperature, altered sense of smell or taste)?
	Yes, and I tested positive
	Yes, but I tested negative
	Yes, but I was not tested
	No Prefer not to say
10	If yes and tested positive, have you been hospitalised with COVID-19?
	Yes
	No
	Prefer not to say
11	If yes and tested positive, have you had symptoms that have persisted for longer than 12 weeks, since contracting COVID?
	Yes
	No
	Prefer not to say
12	Have you had any household members that have tested positive for COVID-19?
	Yes
	No
	Prefer not to say
13	Have you had or are you intending to have a COVID-19 vaccine?
	Yes
	No
	Undecided
	Prefer not to say
Section B. The following questions relate to your consultations with your patients with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic
14	What consultation methods are you, or have you been using, to provide diabetes care during the pandemic? (please tick all that apply)
	Face-to-face consultation
	Telephone consultation
	Video-consultation
	E-consultation (for example, email or via practice website)
	Other, please specify
15	What impact do you feel the pandemic has had on your practice’s ability to provide routine diabetes care?
	No or minimal impact
	Moderate impact
	Significant impact
	Very significant impact
16	Compared to before the pandemic, have you changed the method you are using to decide who should be recalled for diabetes annual review?
	Yes
	No
17	Are you prioritising recalls for diabetes review based on clinical risk?
	Yes
	No
18	If no, which of the following best describes your practice?
	Our practice doesn't need to, we are able to provide full routine diabetes care as usual
	Our practice would like to, but has no capacity to do so
	Our practice is not confident, or is unsure how to prioritise based on clinical risk
	Other, please specify
19	Typically, at the peaks of the pandemic, how quickly can a person with a diabetes related problem get a response from an appropriate healthcare professional in your organisation?
	Within 1 day (less than 24 h)
	Within 2 days (between 24 and 48 h)
	Within 3 days (between 48 and 72 h)
	Within 3−7 days More than 7 days
	I don’t know
20	Compared to before the pandemic, when faced with a clinical concern in diabetes care, how easy is it for you to access specialist advice?
	Much easier than before the pandemic
	Somewhat easier than before the pandemic
	Same as before the pandemic
	Somewhat more difficult than before the pandemic
	Much more difficult than before the pandemic
21	With reference to virtual consultations (whether by telephone, video or e-consultation), on average, and compared to before the pandemic, how long do you feel you need for a consultation with a person with diabetes?
	Much shorter than before the pandemic
	Slightly shorter than before the pandemic
	About the same as before the pandemic
	Slightly longer than before the pandemic
	Much longer than before the pandemic
22	With regards to people who were previously hard to engage, what impact do you feel the broader range of communication methods has had on engagement?
	Strong positive effect
	Moderate positive effect
	No effect
	Moderate negative effect
	Severe negative effect
	I do not know
23	Compared to before the pandemic, how often are you encountering mental health concerns in people with diabetes?
	Significantly less than before the pandemic
	Slightly less than before the pandemic
	About the same as before the pandemic
	Slightly more than before the pandemic
	Significantly more than before the pandemic
24	What impact do you feel the pandemic has had on your practice's ability to provide routine NHS health checks or screening for type 2 diabetes?
	No or minimal impact
	Moderate impact
	Significant impact
	Very significant impact
Section C The following questions are related to your experience of work as a healthcare professional during the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
25	How often do you feel overloaded by work?
	Not at all
	Occasionally
	Quite often
	Very often
26	Has your practice been affected by staff absence due to shielding or illness or self-isoltation due to COVID-19?
	Yes
	No
27	Compared to before the pandemic, how often do you feel emotionally drained at the end of a working day?
	Significantly less than before the pandemic
	Slightly less than before the pandemic
	About the same as before the pandemic
	Slightly more than before the pandemic
	Significantly more than before the pandemic
28	Do you worry about getting infected with coronavirus?
	Not at all
	Occasionally
	Quite often
	Very often
29	Do you worry about infecting your family with coronavirus?
	Not at all
	Occasionally
	Quite often
	Very often