Table 1.

Characteristics of responders

Nationn/ N%
England (CCGs)152/20973
Scotland (NHS boards)7/1450
Wales (health boards)7/7100
Northern Ireland (LCGs)5/5100
Size of catchment population
Small (22k to 202k)53/17131
Medium (203k to 302k)55/17132
Large (303k to 1142k)63/17137
CCG deprivation quartiles (England only)
1 (lowest deprivation)40/15226
234/15222
337/15224
4 (highest deprivation)41/15227
Type of responder per organisation
GP49/17129
Other clinician17/17110
Non-clinician105/17161
Employing organisation (multiple response)
Commissioning organisation (CCG, health board, or LCG)140/17182
General practice35/17120
Commissioning Support Unit (England only)7/1714
Other5/1713
  • CCG = clinical commissioning group. k = 1000. LCG = local commissioning group.