Box 2.

Key themes and subthemes from data

Organisation and delivery of services
  • Patient registration at general practices

  • Integration of services

    • – Signposting to services

    • – Integration of services for mental health and substance misuse

  • Continuity of care

    • – Transition of care across services

    • – Sharing of patient medical records

  • Waiting times and appointment lengths

Patient-related factors
  • Patient’s knowledge and awareness of primary healthcare services

  • Patient’s skills and health literacy

  • Patient’s resources

  • Patient’s feelings and emotions


Social exclusion and stigma
GP awareness of the complex healthcare needs of people who are homeless