Table 2 Provider characteristics

Gender

Men

5

Women

11

Ethnicity

White

16

NHS staff role

GP

5

Practice Manager

3

Administrator

2

Nurse Practitioner

2

Commissioner

2

Pharmacist

1

Social prescriber

1

SMA experience (n = 13)

Attended training and delivered SMA

Practice manager

2

Nurse practitioner

2

Pharmacist

1

Administrator

1

GP

1

Attended training (no delivery experience)

Practice manager

1

Commissioner

2

Social prescriber

1

Delivered SMA (no formal training)

GP (1 female, 1 male)

2

No SMA experience (n= 3)

Did not attend training:

GP (2 male)

2

Practice manager

1