Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristics	n (%)^a
Patients (N= 24)

Sex
Male	13 (54)
Female	11 (46)

Age, median years	60.5 (22–77)

Suspected cancer referral pathway
Skin	8 (33)
Head and neck	5 (21)
Lower gastrointestinal	5 (21)
Gynaecology	3 (13)
Urology	2 (8)
Breast	1 (4)

2WW circumstances of non-attendance
Did not attend	14 (58)
Cancelled by patient	7 (29)
Recorded on system as DNA but patient states it was CBP	3 (13)

SES, median IMD quintile (range)^b	4 (1–5)

Ethnicity
White British	18 (75)
Pakistani	1 (4)
Other Asian background	1 (4)
Missing	4 (17)

GPs (N = 21)

Sex
Male	11 (52)
Female	10 (48)

Age, median years (range)	47.5 (33–61)

GP experience, median years (range)	18.5 (4–27)

Status
Partner	21^c

Practice list size, median,n (range)	9010 (4700–24 235)

Practice national IMD decile, median (range)^b	3 (1–7)

↵a Percentages shown unless stated otherwise.
↵b IMD quintile, 1 = most deprived.
↵c 1 single handed. 2WW = 2-week-wait. CBP = cancelled by patient. DNA = did not attend. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. SES = socioeconomic status.