Table 2.

Current arrangements for hypertension care in practices

Staff role	2007	2010	2016	P-value
A. Who undertakes routine checking of BP?
GP only	1	2	3	0.810
Nurse (practice/prescriber/practitioner) only	8	8	22	0.360
HCA only	0	10	33	<0.001
Pharmacist only	0	0	2	0.310
GP/nurse team	53	30	19	<0.001
GP/HCA/nurse team	15	21	49	0.062
GP/pharmacist team	0	0	0

B. For elevated BP, who decides to change medication?
GP only	64	60	96	0.084
Practice nurse only	6	1	4	0.040
Pharmacist only	0	0	3	0.220
Nurse prescriber or practitioner only	0	0	30	<0.001
GP/nurse team	0	17	14	0.014
GP/pharmacist team	0	0	3	0.480

C. If change is decided, who issues the prescription?
GP only	65	66	105	0.140
Practice nurse only	3	3	3	0590
Pharmacist only	0	0	4	0.140
Nurse prescriber or practitioner only	0	5	33	<0.001
GP/nurse team	0	6	11	0.061
GP/pharmacist team	0	1	0	0.260

D. For a newly diagnosed hypertensive patient, who alters medication to reach target BP?
GP only	63	61	101	0.021
Practice nurse only	6	2	3	0.050
Pharmacist only	0	0	4	0.130
Nurse prescriber or practitioner only	0	5	29	<0.001
GP/nurse team	0	10	9	0.010
GP/pharmacist team	0	1	1	0.650