Table 1.

Themes and sub – themes generated from the data

Themes	Sub – themes
Reliability and validity of the feedback received	GPs have incomplete autonomy over prescribing including prescribing that impacts their feedback Confusion over how the feedback data is derived
Audit and feedback is useful but is of limited impact for antimicrobial prescribing	Increased awareness among GPs around antimicrobial prescribing behaviours Forces outside General Practice drive demand and use of antimicrobials
Format of the audit and feedback data that GPs receive