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Table 3 Characteristics of SMA and their use in practices

From: Shared medical appointments in English primary care for long-term conditions: a qualitative study of the views and experiences of patients, primary care staff and other stakeholders

Practice

SMA condition(s)

No. SMAs delivered

SMA status at interview

Staff delivering SMA

Practice list size (patients)

Setting (deprivation levelb)

    

Clinician

Facilitator

  

A

risk of familial hypercholesterolemia

7

not running

GP

manager/ administrator

7,000

rural (HD)

B

diabetes, asthma, high cholesterol

 > 25

using regularly

Nurse/external clinician

manager/ administrator

10,000

major urban (LD)

C

diabetes

1

not running

nurse

administrator

13,000

major urban (HD)

D

multi-morbidities

6

using regularly

nurse

healthcare assistant

16,000

major urban (HD)

E

high cholesterol, asthma, COPD

 > 25

using regularly

pharmacist/ GP/nurses

unclear

20,000

major urban (HD)

F

diabetes

1

just started

nurse

healthcare assistant

36,000

city & town (HD)

Ga

chronic pain

 > 25

yes – trialling video SMAs)

GP/ pharmacist/ nurse

unclear

12,000

major urban (HD)

Ha

multimorbidity to include: overweight / obesity / hypertension, pre-diabetes / type 2 diabetes

6

not running

GP

healthcare assistant

12,000

city & town (HD)

  1. GP general practitioner
  2. aInterviewed during height of pandemic
  3. bHD Higher deprivation (Indices of multiple deprivation deciles 1–5), LD Lower deprivation (Indices of multiple deprivation deciles 6–10)