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Table 2 Original interview guide

From: Increasing workload in Norwegian general practice – a qualitative study

- How would you describe your GP office?

o Compared to others?

- How is your working situation right now?

o How busy are you nowadays, in terms of workload?

- Describe a regular day, compared to a particularly busy day at work.

- Have you experienced situations that resulted in extreme time pressure? Which situations?

- What might be consequences of time pressure / increased workload for you?

- What kind of support do you get from your colleagues when you are out of time?

- Imagine a day when you were under particular time pressure

o How did you handle the situation?

o How did you prioritise?

- Imagine a period when you were under particular time pressure / had an increased workload.

o How did you handle the situation?

o How did you prioritise?

- Which patient groups take up most of your time or take a lot of time to treat?

- Considering your situation today, to what degree does time pressure / workload affect you?

- Do you have any suggestions on how to reduce the workload for GPs?

- What is your experience of cooperation between general practice and secondary care when patients are discharged from hospital?