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Table 3 Characteristics of primary care teams for named members of formal PCTs (n = 388)a

From: Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: results from a cross sectional study

Characteristic

n (%)

How many teams are you a member of?

 One

249 (65.7)

 Two

84 (22.2)

 Three or more

46 (12.1)

How long have you been a member of the team?

 0–1 year

70 (19.2)

 1–5 years

225 (61.8)

 5 or more years

69 (19.0)

How often do you attend meetings?

 Very frequently

172 (44.8)

 Frequently

105 (27.3)

 Infrequently/Rarely/Never

107 (27.9)

Who is on your team?

 Public health nurse

300 (77.3)

 Occupational therapist

293 (75.5)

 Physiotherapist

291 (75.0)

 General practitioner

221 (57.0)

 Speech and language therapist

202 (52.1)

 Registered general nurse

199 (51.3)

 Home help co-ordinator

176 (45.4)

 Dietician

136 (35.1)

 Administrator

128 (33.0)

 Clinical psychologist

83 (21.4)

 Counsellor

46 (11.9)

 Community representative

40 (10.3)

 Social worker

37 (9.5)

 Community welfare officer

26 (6.7)

 Pharmacist

10 (2.6)

 Otherb

28 (7.2)

  1. aMissing responses for some characteristics - % of valid responses reported
  2. bCommunity Psychiatry/Mental Health, Community Worker, Drugs and Alcohol Counsellor, Chiropodist, Elder Day Care Managers, Care Provider Agency, Community Hospital Representative, Hospital Palliative Nurse, Diabetic Nurse, Smoking Cessation Officer, Specialist Liaison Nurse