Fig. 2

Mode of identification. The various modes of identifying carers were developed in consultation with the practices. Figure 2 illustrates how many carers were identified using each mode of identification. Audit forms which were kept by the carer liaison in each practice then forwarded to the researcher showed that overall, 83 carers were identified using 6 different mechanisms (Anticipatory care plans (n = 12), carer register (n = 11), illness registers (n = 16), opportunistically (n = 28), palliative care register (n = 9) and via self-identification in the practice (n = 7))